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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Elias’s poem from “Intake,” he described turning a Walkman’s motor into what?
(a) A drill.
(b) A taser.
(c) A gun.
(d) A tattoo machine.

2. According to the author in Part 1, Chapter 1, violent offenses by juveniles had risen how much in the past 5 years?
(a) 68%.
(b) 35%.
(c) 42%.
(d) 21%.

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 Polinsky.
(c) Judge Dorn.
(d) Judge Sloan.

4. How old was Carla James when her father died?
(a) 12.
(b) 4.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

5. 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 Spanish American War.
(b) WWII.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) WWI.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the elderly nun that attended to the kids housed in Central Juvenile Hall?

2. On what night of the week did the author lead a writing class at Central Juvenile Hall?

3. How many intake cases are described as having been processed in a little over four hours in “Intake”?

4. What title did Peggy Beckstrand hold in 1994, according to the narrative in Part 1, Chapter 1?

5. The courtroom described in Part 1, Chapter 1, is what branch of the Lost Angeles Superior Court?

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