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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many kids does the author say were charged as adults for serious crimes because they were over 16 in the past year in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) Over 4,000.
(b) Over 1,500.
(c) Over 7,500.
(d) Over 900.

2. Who is described as wielding “as a kind of pretrial judge, jury, and jailer rolled into one” in “Intake”?
(a) The Mayor.
(b) The Intake Officer.
(c) The Warden.
(d) The head psychologist.

3. What does “ACLU” stand for?
(a) The American Civil Liberties Union.
(b) American Corporate Law Union.
(c) American Criminal Law Union.
(d) Architecture and Construction Law Union.

4. What is the name of the boy who testified against his father for molestation in Peggy Beckstrand’s memories of a prior case in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) James.
(b) John.
(c) Peter.
(d) Paul.

5. How old was the newly appointed Judge Roosevelt Dorn in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) 46.
(b) 32.
(c) 57.
(d) 39.

Short Answer Questions

1. Geri Vance states in the beginning of Part 1, Chapter4, that his parents’ main income was from selling what?

2. Judge Dorn worked his way through law school working as what, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 4?

3. How many active cases does the author describe within the Los Angeles County juvenile court system in Part 1, Chapter 1?

4. How old was Ronald Duncan in Part 1, Chapter 3?

5. What term is used in the book for criminal offenses that apply to juveniles but not to adults?

(see the answer key)

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