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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 15 through 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the head of the Public Defender’s office described in Part 3, Chapter 14?
(a) Mitch Birnbaum.
(b) Mark Lessem.
(c) Sarah Smith.
(d) Shiela Weathers.

2. Where did Peggy Beckstrand go to pick up her star witness in the Ronald Duncan case in Part 1, Chapter 8?
(a) The bus depot.
(b) The airport.
(c) A motel.
(d) The train station.

3. How old was Ronald Duncan in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) 16.
(b) 18.
(c) 11.
(d) 13.

4. Humes describes what case of Sherry Gold’s involving a juvenile who was thought to be guilty until Gold’s investigation proved he was innocent in Part 3, Chapter 15?
(a) James Mitchell's case.
(b) Victor Rodriguez’s case.
(c) Leon Jones's Case.
(d) Mark James’s case.

5. The estimated street gang force in Los Angeles was estimated at how many in 1994, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) 120,000.
(b) 355,000.
(c) 45,000.
(d) 200,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What male social worker helped Carla James by showing her the lives of those who came out of the facility in Part 2, Chapter 11?

2. What was John Sloan charged with in Part 1, Chapter 3?

3. Of the juvenile cases that make it to adult court, what percentage are dismissed as too minor, according to the author in Part 3, Chapter 16?

4. What kind of car did John Sloan drive when he and his friend committed the crime, according to evidence presented in Part 1, Chapter 5?

5. How old was George Trevino when he was placed in foster care with the state?

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