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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Allan, the boy accused of stealing the drug dealer's gun, mean by being "on point"?

2. These traits are "hallmarks" of adolescence.

3. Garbarino believes that as children pass into adolescence, they are more vulnerable to ___________________.

4. Violent boys usually follow a predictable pattern of ____________________.

5. Terrance Real's work showed that emotional blockage in violent boys is partially a result of ________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Garbarino point out in his ten facts of violent life in terms of the temperament of violent youth?

2. What is the debate on the role of government and public institutions in child development?

3. What is a moral circle, and how does this affect violent teens?

4. What are the four motives of teenagers to be drawn to guns, revealed in the study by Jeremy Shapiro?

5. What are the four breakdowns of childhood protection that Garbarino discusses in the book?

6. What is Garbarino's monastery method?

7. What is emotional intelligence, and why do violent boys have lowered emotional intellect?

8. Explain trauma, and why and how the learning of human fragility can be traumatic.

9. What are depersonalization and desensitization, and how do they encourage violence?

10. What is the zone of proximal development?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

List and discuss the four factors that can help keep a young person from becoming despondent, or as Garbarino puts it, "keep a soul from dying". Be sure to discuss not only the four factors, but how those factors help to keep the "inner light" of young people alive, despite any negative circumstances they may be in.

Essay Topic 2

Spirituality is a large influence on the violent tendencies of youth, according to Garbarino, and he stresses the power of spirituality in reclaiming the souls of the lost boys he works with. He stresses that spirituality can have anchoring effects on youth. He lists five anchoring effects of spirituality. Discuss these five effects of spirituality, and explain how these can help young people avoid violence in their lives, regardless of their circumstance.

Essay Topic 3

Garbarino discusses his political agenda to tackle the challenge of detoxifying social environments in some of the areas of the United States. He includes two basic tenants to his agenda. Choose one, and explain it, in detail. What does he mean by this piece of the agenda? Why does he claim it is needed? What good will tackling this issue due in terms of youth violence? Is it controversial? Why? Do you agree that it is necessary? Why or why not? Do you think achieving the goal is possible? Why or why not? Be sure to use details from the book.

1. Protecting Children From Corrupting Violent Influences

2. Disarming Children and Youth

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