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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 3, due to the protections of the Juvenile court, Ronald Duncan would be released by what age?
(a) 25.
(b) 21.
(c) 30.
(d) 18.

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

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?
(a) 200,000.
(b) 45,000.
(c) 120,000.
(d) 355,000.

4. Who was the new intake case charged with murder associated with a botched robbery in “Intake”?
(a) Roy Sukoda.
(b) George Trevino.
(c) Peggy Beckstrand.
(d) Geri Vance.

5. Ronald Duncan was charged with committing double murder with what weapon?
(a) A rifle.
(b) A shotgun.
(c) A hammer.
(d) A handgun.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many juvenile courthouses served Los Angeles County in 1994, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 1?

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

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

4. What does the narrator in “Intake” describe as “both status symbols and necessary tools of the trade in this information age”?

5. Ronald Duncan is described as just having come in on what bus in the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 3?

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