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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Garbarino claim is inside almost every violent teenager?
(a) A depressed person.
(b) A violent killer.
(c) An untreated traumatized child.
(d) An angry person.

2. Why do some children who are not abused become violent children?
(a) Their parents are bad.
(b) Their parents are antisocial.
(c) Their parents are withdrawn, but not abusive.
(d) Their parents are often gone.

3. What does Garbarino accuse people of not wanting to do, when it comes to violent youth?
(a) Understand them.
(b) Incarcerate them.
(c) Listen to them.
(d) Punish them.

4. Why does Garbarino refer to these violent offenders as 'lost boys'?
(a) He believes these boys lost their happiness.
(b) He believes these boys lost their souls.
(c) He believes these boys are really naive and childlike.
(d) He believes these boys lost their parents.

5. What do young violent boys tend to show in terms of fear?
(a) An abnormal level of fear.
(b) A level of fearlessness.
(c) A lack of understanding for fearful situations.
(d) A high level of fear.

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

7. Why does Garbarino believe the nation took notice of cases such as those of Michael Carneal, Mitchell Johnson, and Andrew Golden?
(a) They happened in suburbs and small towns, and involved white boys.
(b) They happened in suburbs and small towns, and involved minority boys.
(c) They happened in big towns, and involved white boys.
(d) They happened in big towns, and involved minority boys.

8. Why do 'war zone' areas have higher rates of youth violence?
(a) The people have broken families.
(b) The people have higher buildups of risk factors.
(c) The people are impoverished.
(d) The people are uneducated.

9. What does Garbarino claim can lead us to humane treatment and rehabilitation?
(a) Learning about the life experiences of violent youth.
(b) Learning about substance abuse.
(c) Better education.
(d) Understanding the gang culture.

10. What causes the most damage, in terms of risk factors for violent behavior?
(a) Having two risk factors, but also having a support system.
(b) Having one risk and no support.
(c) Having just one or two risks.
(d) An accumulation of risks.

11. What gift does Garbarino give Malcolm that makes him cry?
(a) A journal.
(b) A guitar.
(c) A car.
(d) A book.

12. How did an end to segregation allow for the growth of youth violence?
(a) An end to segregation allowed minorities into the school systems.
(b) An end to segregation allowed the white classes to leave the minority behind.
(c) An end to segregation allowed the lower class to spread.
(d) An end to segregation allowed the middle class minorities to move from the ghetto.

13. What can help a child who is abused overcome his/her tainted view of the world?
(a) A compensatory relationship.
(b) A high IQ.
(c) A strong faith.
(d) Medication.

14. What trait do some mothers have or develop that can cause behavioral issues in their children, in terms of emotional attachment?
(a) Psychological unavailability.
(b) Pride.
(c) Materialism.
(d) Social anxiety.

15. What is disassociation?
(a) A disconnection from reality.
(b) A disconnection from emotions to avoid pain.
(c) A disconnection from parental guidance.
(d) A disconnection from society.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is common among emotionally retarded boys?

2. What does Julio represent?

3. How many teenagers report they could obtain a gun within an hour?

4. What is one of the central controversies in child development, in terms of bad behavior?

5. What does Garbarino claim is one of the most important aspects of child development?

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