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

2. At the terminus of what street does the narrator describe a guard shack overlooking Central lockup’s drive-in entrance in “Intake”?
(a) Atlas Street.
(b) Alpine Street.
(c) Alcatraz Street.
(d) Alcazar Street.

3. Carla James was “jumped in” with what street gang, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 2?
(a) Hoover Crips.
(b) Tepa 13.
(c) Inglewood Crips.
(d) Venice 13.

4. How many active cases does the author describe within the Los Angeles County juvenile court system in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) 15,000.
(b) 50,000.
(c) 125,000.
(d) 80,000.

5. What is the name of the elderly nun that attended to the kids housed in Central Juvenile Hall?
(a) Sister Janet.
(b) Sister Christina.
(c) Sister Sarah.
(d) Sister Emily.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. According to the author in Part 1, Chapter 1, violent offenses by juveniles had risen how much in the past 5 years?

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

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

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