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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author admit he is trying to do by writing this book?
(a) Help the victims of youth violence.
(b) Make sense of grief.
(c) Help heal youth.
(d) Make sense of youth violence.

2. What happened to Malcolm's girlfriend?
(a) She was shot and killed.
(b) She was killed as a prostitute.
(c) She died giving birth.
(d) She was arrested for drug possession.

3. What key part of moral thinking are violent boys typically missing?
(a) Empathy.
(b) Sympathy.
(c) Regret.
(d) Compassion.

4. What does psychiatrist James Gilligan believe most acts of violence are caused by?
(a) Drugs.
(b) A perceived injustice.
(c) Relationship issues.
(d) Gangs.

5. If a teen has been arrested, and has an already existing risk factor, the odds of the youth committing murder are ____________________.
(a) Three times as high.
(b) Lower.
(c) Twice as high.
(d) Nine times as high.

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase does Garbarino use to explain the way the nation reacts to situations, based on color and socioeconomic status?

2. What is the term used to signify, among other things, the ability to read emotions of others?

3. What keeps the soul from dying, according to Garbarino?

4. What does Garbarino claim can lead us to humane treatment and rehabilitation?

5. This form of attachment indicates a high stress level and inconsolability.

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