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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the names of the people that Ronald Duncan was accused of murdering?
(a) Elizabeth and Robert Williams.
(b) Jane and Paul Wilson.
(c) George and Sarah Ross.
(d) Chuck and Adelina Rusitanonta.

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

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) The Spanish American War.
(b) The Vietnam War.
(c) WWII.
(d) WWI.

4. On what date did the Northridge earthquake (or LA Quake) occur?
(a) October 8, 1980.
(b) July 1, 1975.
(c) March 25, 1989.
(d) January 17, 1994.

5. How old was Ronald Duncan in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) 13.
(b) 18.
(c) 11.
(d) 16.

Short Answer Questions

1. The billboard overlooking the street to the Central lockup facility is described by the narrator in “Intake” as showcasing a man wearing what?

2. What was the name of the boy that testified that Ronald Duncan confessed to the crime in Part 1, Chapter 8?

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

4. Geri Vance states in the beginning of Part 1, Chapter4, that his parents’ main income was from selling what?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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