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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. What famously televised court case were the students in the writing class watching in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) The Jerry Sandusky child molestation case.
(b) The O.J. Simpson murder case.
(c) The Willie Nelson marijuana possession case.
(d) The Casey Anthony murder case.

2. 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) 21.
(c) 18.
(d) 25.

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

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

5. Where was Luis Santos taken when he was taken from Juvenile Hall in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) The Los Angeles Halfway House.
(b) His mother's house.
(c) The hospital.
(d) Los Angeles County Jail.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Part 1, Chapter 3?

2. At what time did the author describe leaving Juvenile Hall after the writing class in Part 1, Chapter 5?

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

4. Where did John Sloan’s grandparents immigrate to America from?

5. What does California Penal Code Section 245 address?

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