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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 kind of car did John Sloan drive when he and his friend committed the crime, according to evidence presented in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) A Ford Mustang.
(b) A Chevrolet Corvette.
(c) A Volkswagen Karmann Ghia.
(d) A Dodge Dart.

2. 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) 21%.
(c) 68%.
(d) 35%.

3. How many intake cases are described as having been processed in a little over four hours in “Intake”?
(a) 3.
(b) 27.
(c) 15.
(d) 8.

4. Who was the new intake case charged with murder associated with a botched robbery in “Intake”?
(a) Roy Sukoda.
(b) Geri Vance.
(c) George Trevino.
(d) Peggy Beckstrand.

5. According to the author in Part 1, Chapter 5, Luis Santos was sent to prison for how many years for his crime?
(a) 10.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What Section of the California Penal Code defines premeditated murder?

3. What lockup facility is called the “closest thing to an orphanage in Los Angeles” in Part 1, Chapter 6?

4. At the terminus of what street does the narrator describe a guard shack overlooking Central lockup’s drive-in entrance in “Intake”?

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

(see the answer key)

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