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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Luis Santos’s story in Part 1, Chapter 5, who collected Luis to go on a robbery?
(a) Raoul.
(b) Paul.
(c) Payaso.
(d) Victor.

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

3. What was John Sloan’s father’s profession?
(a) Plumber.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Mason.
(d) Banker.

4. What word did Luis Santos use to mean “busted” in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) Caliente.
(b) Torcido.
(c) Tugenado.
(d) Calypso.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What famously televised court case were the students in the writing class watching in Part 1, Chapter 3?

4. What does California Penal Code Section 245 address?

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

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