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

3. How many kids does the narrator claim are warehoused at Central Juvenile Hall in “Intake”?
(a) 650.
(b) 1,600.
(c) 1.200.
(d) 850.

4. How many juvenile courthouses served Los Angeles County in 1994, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 20.

5. What term is used in the book for criminal offenses that apply to juveniles but not to adults?
(a) Minor offenses.
(b) Petty offenses.
(c) Status offenses.
(d) Child offenses.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Ronald Duncan was charged with double murder for killing whom, according to the narrator in “Intake”?

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

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

5. How old was the newly appointed Judge Roosevelt Dorn in Part 1, Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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