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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 is the name of the elderly nun that attended to the kids housed in Central Juvenile Hall?
(a) Sister Christina.
(b) Sister Emily.
(c) Sister Sarah.
(d) Sister Janet.

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

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

4. What does California Penal Code Section 245 address?
(a) Murder.
(b) Arson.
(c) Assault with a deadly weapon.
(d) Armed burglary.

5. Ronald Duncan is described as just having come in on what bus in the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) The 11 a.m. bus.
(b) The 4:30 p.m. bus.
(c) The 9:30 a.m. bus.
(d) The 8 p.m. bus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What element of an adult courtroom is missing in the juvenile court system?

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

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

4. How old was Carla James when her father died?

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

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