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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. How old was the newly appointed Judge Roosevelt Dorn in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) 57.
(b) 46.
(c) 39.
(d) 32.

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

3. At what time did the author describe leaving Juvenile Hall after the writing class in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) 9:00 p.m.
(b) 4:00 p.m.
(c) 8 p.m.
(d) 7:30 p.m.

4. What did Ronald Duncan’s lawyer claim about his taped confession in the trial?
(a) It was coerced.
(b) It was the truth.
(c) It was a lie.
(d) It was voluntary.

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?
(a) 355,000.
(b) 200,000.
(c) 120,000.
(d) 45,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Luis Santos’s story in Part 1, Chapter 5, who collected Luis to go on a robbery?

2. Judge Roosevelt Dorn opened his courtroom punctually at what time each day, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 4?

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

4. What was John Sloan charged with in Part 1, Chapter 3?

5. What were the names of the people that Ronald Duncan was accused of murdering?

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