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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. The billboard overlooking the street to the Central lockup facility is described by the narrator in “Intake” as showcasing a man wearing what?
(a) A crown.
(b) Headphones.
(c) A leather jacket.
(d) Handcuffs.

2. What element of an adult courtroom is missing in the juvenile court system?
(a) A judge.
(b) A jury.
(c) Bailiffs.
(d) Lawyers.

3. According to the narrator in “Intake,” the Central lockup facility was “ancient by Los Angeles standards,” meaning that it had been standing since before what?
(a) The Vietnam War.
(b) WWII.
(c) The Spanish American War.
(d) WWI.

4. How many kids does the narrator claim are warehoused at Central Juvenile Hall in “Intake”?
(a) 650.
(b) 1.200.
(c) 850.
(d) 1,600.

5. Judge Dorn worked his way through law school working as what, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 4?
(a) A courtroom bailiff.
(b) A cook.
(c) A banker.
(d) A piano teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Part 1, Chapter 3?

2. What does the narrator in “Intake” describe as “both status symbols and necessary tools of the trade in this information age”?

3. According to the author in Part 1, Chapter 2, Carla James began lying to her parents at what age?

4. The victims of the murder that Ronald Duncan was tried for owned what franchise?

5. According to the narrator in “Intake,” the new arrivals were taken where at Central lockup when they arrived?

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