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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What title did Peggy Beckstrand hold in 1994, according to the narrative in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) LA County Sheriff.
(b) Editor for the LA Times.
(c) Deputy District Attorney.
(d) Defense Attorney.

2. Charles Scarlett is described as one of LA’s top attorneys focusing on what issues in Part 1, Chapter 8?
(a) Gay rights.
(b) Immigration rights.
(c) Civil rights.
(d) Women's rights.

3. Where is Camp Resnick located?
(a) Anaheim, California.
(b) Lancaster, California.
(c) Santa Cruz, California.
(d) Fullerton, California.

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

5. What attorney at a meeting about reforming the juvenile justice system argued that the office should address root problems in Part 2, Chapter 9?
(a) Bill Mathews.
(b) William Jackson.
(c) Arthur Kincaid.
(d) Jim Hickey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ronald Duncan was charged with double murder for killing whom, according to the narrator in “Intake”?

2. Who was the attorney representing Ronald Duncan in Part 1, Chapter 8?

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

4. George Trevino is described by the author as a foster kid or what, in Part 1, Chapter 6?

5. On what date did the Northridge earthquake (or LA Quake) occur?

(see the answer key)

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