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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the attorney representing Ronald Duncan in Part 1, Chapter 8?
(a) Stephan Mowers.
(b) Jason Gueringer.
(c) Marshall Johnson.
(d) Roger Moore.

2. What attorney at a meeting about reforming the juvenile justice system argued that the office should address root problems in Part 2, Chapter 9?
(a) Bill Mathews.
(b) Arthur Kincaid.
(c) William Jackson.
(d) Jim Hickey.

3. What judge is described by the author in Part 1, Chapter 2 as having seen “potential” in Carla James, and thus gave her a lesser sentence for theft and assault?
(a) Judge Stegall.
(b) Judge Sloan.
(c) Judge Dorn.
(d) Judge Polinsky.

4. What Section of the California Penal Code defines premeditated murder?
(a) Section 112.
(b) Section 187.
(c) Section 45.
(d) Section 242.

5. By what percentage did juvenile murder rates rise from the 1970s to 1994, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) 55%.
(b) 175%.
(c) 80%.
(d) 125%.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money had John Sloan paid for the .380 revolver he had, according to the evidence presented in Part 1, Chapter 5?

2. According to the narrator in Part 2, Chapter 10, Sister Janet prodded Geri Vance’s attorney to get him a reduced sentence. The attorney succeeded with a bargain that earned him what maximum sentence?

3. The author relates that Luis Santos had been a gang member since what age in Part 1, Chapter 5?

4. Charles Scarlett is described as one of LA’s top attorneys focusing on what issues in Part 1, Chapter 8?

5. The Los Angeles Riots broke out in reaction to what publicized incident?

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