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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author in Part 1, Chapter 1, violent offenses by juveniles had risen how much in the past 5 years?
(a) 21%.
(b) 35%.
(c) 68%.
(d) 42%.

2. According to the narrator in “Intake,” the new arrivals were taken where at Central lockup when they arrived?
(a) The New Wing.
(b) The West Wing.
(c) The Old Wing.
(d) The North Wing.

3. What was John Sloan charged with in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) Rape.
(b) Armed robbery.
(c) Negligent homicide.
(d) Arson.

4. What was the name of Carla James’s parole officer in Part 1, Chapter 2?
(a) Geri Vance.
(b) Elias Elizondo.
(c) Edward Humes.
(d) Sharon Stegall.

5. Judge Dorn worked his way through law school working as what, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 4?
(a) A piano teacher.
(b) A cook.
(c) A courtroom bailiff.
(d) A banker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Geri Vance hide his ongoing autobiography so that it won’t be confiscated at night, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 4?

2. What is the name of the boy who testified against his father for molestation in Peggy Beckstrand’s memories of a prior case in Part 1, Chapter 3?

3. The estimated street gang force in Los Angeles was estimated at how many in 1994, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 1?

4. What does HRO stand for in the narrative?

5. What famously televised court case were the students in the writing class watching in Part 1, Chapter 3?

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