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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. 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) 45,000.
(b) 120,000.
(c) 200,000.
(d) 355,000.

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

3. The courtroom described in Part 1, Chapter 1, is what branch of the Lost Angeles Superior Court?
(a) Thurgood Marshall Branch.
(b) Rosa Parks Branch.
(c) George Washington Branch.
(d) Frederick Douglass Branch.

4. The murder case described by the narrator in “Intake” involved a botched robbery at what location?
(a) A gas station.
(b) A freeway motel.
(c) A check-cashing terminal.
(d) A liquor store.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does HRO stand for in the narrative?

3. At the terminus of what street does the narrator describe a guard shack overlooking Central lockup’s drive-in entrance in “Intake”?

4. Ronald Duncan was charged with committing double murder with what weapon?

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

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