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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 is most important in the effect of parents on children?
(a) How parental behavior shames the child.
(b) How the parent's subtle actions hurt the child.
(c) How the parent's subtle actions shape the child.
(d) How parental behavior organizes the child's life.

2. What was "Early Warning, Timely Response" supposed to help with?
(a) Responding to student threats.
(b) Dealing with broken homes.
(c) Dealing with violent youth.
(d) Responding to community needs.

3. Which is the most common parenting problem, according to the federal government?
(a) Mental abuse.
(b) Physical abuse.
(c) Neglect.
(d) Abandonment.

4. This disease is one caused by trauma.
(a) LSD.
(b) PTSD.
(c) RSV.
(d) ADHD.

5. What does the author argue is the other factor when, combined with rick factors, influences homicide rates?
(a) The role of race.
(b) Race.
(c) Gender.
(d) Economic status.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Julio become in prison?

2. What is the term for those who are amoral in psychiatric terms?

3. What does Garbarino claim is the point of change in the social decline of neighborhoods?

4. The term used in the book for the negative elements of the social environment that contaminate children is ___________________.

5. Why does the author blame improved care of premature babies for part of the youth violence issue?

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