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

2. How old was the schoolgirl that was caught with gang tattoos and distributing fliers for a party in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) 9.
(b) 11.
(c) 14.
(d) 15.

3. What famously televised court case were the students in the writing class watching in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) The Casey Anthony murder case.
(b) The O.J. Simpson murder case.
(c) The Jerry Sandusky child molestation case.
(d) The Willie Nelson marijuana possession case.

4. 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.

5. What is the title of Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) “The Ins.”
(b) “The Big Fix.”
(c) “Punks.”
(d) “Nine Days to Manhood.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Judge Roosevelt Dorn opened his courtroom punctually at what time each day, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 4?

2. How many kids does the author say were charged as adults for serious crimes because they were over 16 in the past year in Part 1, Chapter 3?

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

4. How old was Ronald Duncan in Part 1, Chapter 3?

5. What does California Penal Code Section 245 address?

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