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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. How many kids does the narrator claim are warehoused at Central Juvenile Hall in “Intake”?
(a) 850.
(b) 1.200.
(c) 650.
(d) 1,600.

2. What was Luis Santos’s “street name,” according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) Shorty.
(b) Gorilla.
(c) Rascal.
(d) Cartoon.

3. According to the narrator in “Intake,” the new arrivals were taken where at Central lockup when they arrived?
(a) The New Wing.
(b) The Old Wing.
(c) The North Wing.
(d) The West Wing.

4. What Section of the California Penal Code defines premeditated murder?
(a) Section 187.
(b) Section 112.
(c) Section 242.
(d) Section 45.

5. The billboard overlooking the street to the Central lockup facility is described by the narrator in “Intake” as showcasing a man wearing what?
(a) Headphones.
(b) A crown.
(c) Handcuffs.
(d) A leather jacket.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the Los Angeles Superior Court, Juvenile Court Division located?

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

3. The murder case described by the narrator in “Intake” involved a botched robbery at what location?

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

5. What was John Sloan’s father’s profession?

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