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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. How many intake cases are described as having been processed in a little over four hours in “Intake”?
(a) 27.
(b) 8.
(c) 3.
(d) 15.

2. Carla James was sentenced to spend how much time at Camp Resnick for theft and assault charges, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 2?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 9 months.

3. What does the narrator in “Intake” describe as “both status symbols and necessary tools of the trade in this information age”?
(a) GPS units.
(b) Cell phones.
(c) Laptops.
(d) Beepers.

4. According to the author in Part 1, Chapter 2, Carla James began lying to her parents at what age?
(a) 13.
(b) 9.
(c) 16.
(d) 7.

5. Where is the Los Angeles Superior Court, Juvenile Court Division located?
(a) Inglewood, California.
(b) Encinitas, California.
(c) Bakersfield, California.
(d) Big Bear, California.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described as wielding “as a kind of pretrial judge, jury, and jailer rolled into one” in “Intake”?

2. What does “ACLU” stand for?

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

4. Where is Camp Resnick located?

5. Carla James was “jumped in” with what street gang, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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