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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. In Elias’s poem from “Intake,” he described turning a Walkman’s motor into what?
(a) A tattoo machine.
(b) A drill.
(c) A taser.
(d) A gun.

2. What does “ACLU” stand for?
(a) Architecture and Construction Law Union.
(b) The American Civil Liberties Union.
(c) American Criminal Law Union.
(d) American Corporate Law Union.

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

4. 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?
(a) Paul.
(b) James.
(c) Peter.
(d) John.

5. 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?
(a) Behind the toilet.
(b) In the windowsill.
(c) Under his rug.
(d) Under his mattress.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Prologue of the book gives a setting of Gila County, Arizona, on what date?

2. What Section of the California Penal Code defines premeditated murder?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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