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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. On what night of the week did the author lead a writing class at Central Juvenile Hall?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Thursday.

2. How many active cases does the author describe within the Los Angeles County juvenile court system in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) 50,000.
(b) 125,000.
(c) 80,000.
(d) 15,000.

3. The Prologue of the book gives a setting of Gila County, Arizona, on what date?
(a) April 2, 1985.
(b) June 8, 1964.
(c) December 16, 1980.
(d) June 9, 1945.

4. 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) 30.
(b) 18.
(c) 25.
(d) 21.

5. Carla James was “jumped in” with what street gang, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 2?
(a) Tepa 13.
(b) Inglewood Crips.
(c) Hoover Crips.
(d) Venice 13.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. According to the narrator in “Intake,” the new arrivals were taken where at Central lockup when they arrived?

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

4. 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?

5. According to the author in Part 1, Chapter 2, Carla James began lying to her parents at what age?

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