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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 13 and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the author talked to Carla James in Part 1, Chapter 7, she claimed that drive-by’s weren’t murder for what reason?
(a) No one in the car is screaming.
(b) The victims shouldn't be there.
(c) You don't see what happens.
(d) You only shoot at buildings.

2. What did the judge order regarding the confession tape in the Ronald Duncan case?
(a) That the prosecution could use it.
(b) That it be ruled out.
(c) That it be allowed.
(d) That the defense could use it.

3. Under what alias was Carla James living when she was found by police patrols in Part 1, Chapter 7?
(a) Sylvia Mercado.
(b) Geri Vance.
(c) Michelle Williams.
(d) Sarah Rogers.

4. 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?
(a) Peter.
(b) Paul.
(c) John.
(d) James.

5. What image caused Peggy Beckstrand to break down in tears in Part 1, Chapter 8?
(a) A prostitute being beaten by an overzealous cop.
(b) A young mother seeing her son killed on the street.
(c) An old lady stealing coffee from a store.
(d) A homeless man dying on the steps of the courthouse.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who was Peggy Beckstrand’s boss who spoke with Judge Dorn in Part 2, Chapter 12?

4. The victims of the murder that Ronald Duncan was tried for owned what franchise?

5. How many intake cases are described as having been processed in a little over four hours in “Intake”?

(see the answer key)

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