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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. Where is the Los Angeles Superior Court, Juvenile Court Division located?
(a) Big Bear, California.
(b) Inglewood, California.
(c) Bakersfield, California.
(d) Encinitas, California.

2. 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) James.
(b) Peter.
(c) John.
(d) Paul.

3. According to the narrator in “Intake,” the Central lockup facility was “ancient by Los Angeles standards,” meaning that it had been standing since before what?
(a) WWII.
(b) The Vietnam War.
(c) WWI.
(d) The Spanish American War.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many kids does the narrator claim are warehoused at Central Juvenile Hall in “Intake”?

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

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

4. The estimated street gang force in Los Angeles was estimated at how many in 1994, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 1?

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

(see the answer key)

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