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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 tattoo machine.
(b) A taser.
(c) A gun.
(d) A drill.

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

3. Ronald Duncan was charged with committing double murder with what weapon?
(a) A handgun.
(b) A rifle.
(c) A shotgun.
(d) A hammer.

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

5. 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 leather jacket.
(b) A crown.
(c) Handcuffs.
(d) Headphones.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. How many juvenile courthouses served Los Angeles County in 1994, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 1?

5. The murder case described by the narrator in “Intake” involved a botched robbery at what location?

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