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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 judge is described by the author in Part 1, Chapter 2 as having seen “potential” in Carla James, and thus gave her a lesser sentence for theft and assault?
(a) Judge Polinsky.
(b) Judge Dorn.
(c) Judge Sloan.
(d) Judge Stegall.

2. Sharon Stegall’s parolee was shot by the members of what gang in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) The Hoover Crips.
(b) The Long Beach Bloods.
(c) Venice 13.
(d) The Huffington Crips.

3. Where did Geri Vance hope to be sent so that he could get a college degree while in lock-up in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) San Diego.
(b) Ventura.
(c) Rancho Jose.
(d) Long beath.

4. What are the names of the two kids who were accused of sexually molesting a mentally handicapped boy in Part 3, Chapter 14?
(a) Cecil and Danny.
(b) Arnold and Bill.
(c) Thomas and Renaldo.
(d) Bernard and Joseph.

5. Who was the head of the Public Defender’s office described in Part 3, Chapter 14?
(a) Mark Lessem.
(b) Sarah Smith.
(c) Shiela Weathers.
(d) Mitch Birnbaum.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Elias’s poem from “Intake,” he described turning a Walkman’s motor into what?

2. In Part 3, Chapter 14, the DA went after what judge (aside from Judge Dorn)?

3. On what night of the week did the author lead a writing class at Central Juvenile Hall?

4. Roy Sukoda was attempting to figure out a profile for what in Part 2, Chapter 9?

5. What does the narrator in “Intake” describe as “both status symbols and necessary tools of the trade in this information age”?

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