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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. What is the title of Part 2, Chapter 9?
(a) “The Big Fix.”
(b) “The Outs.”
(c) “Punks.”
(d) “Nine Days to Manhood.”

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

3. 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) Jim Hickey.
(d) Arthur Kincaid.

4. Author Humes explains two cases involving Judge Dorn’s reform in the juvenile justice system in Part 2, Chapter 12. The good case involved a young schizophrenic named what?
(a) Rebecca.
(b) Emily.
(c) Latoya.
(d) Keesha.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who challenged the testimony of the prosecution’s key witness in Part 3, Chapter 13?

3. What term is used in the book to describe the practice of flooding a judge with paperwork to manipulate him into changing his behavior?

4. What was the name of Carla James’s parole officer in Part 1, Chapter 2?

5. How old was Ronald Duncan when he allegedly committed double homicide?

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