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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Peggy Beckstrand feel about her job in Part 1, Chapter 8?
(a) She wanted a promotion.
(b) She loved it.
(c) She hated it.
(d) She prepared to be fired.

2. Judge Dorn gave a public presentation where he suggested bringing back what in Part 1, Chapter 7?
(a) The death penalty.
(b) Chain gangs.
(c) Status offenses.
(d) Labor camps.

3. What does the narrator in “Intake” describe as “both status symbols and necessary tools of the trade in this information age”?
(a) Laptops.
(b) GPS units.
(c) Beepers.
(d) Cell phones.

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

5. On what date did the Northridge earthquake (or LA Quake) occur?
(a) July 1, 1975.
(b) March 25, 1989.
(c) October 8, 1980.
(d) January 17, 1994.

6. Where did Peggy Beckstrand go to pick up her star witness in the Ronald Duncan case in Part 1, Chapter 8?
(a) The bus depot.
(b) The train station.
(c) The airport.
(d) A motel.

7. What kind of car did John Sloan drive when he and his friend committed the crime, according to evidence presented in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) A Dodge Dart.
(b) A Ford Mustang.
(c) A Volkswagen Karmann Ghia.
(d) A Chevrolet Corvette.

8. What is the title of Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) “The Ins.”
(b) “Nine Days to Manhood.”
(c) “The Big Fix.”
(d) “Punks.”

9. What term is used in the book for criminal offenses that apply to juveniles but not to adults?
(a) Minor offenses.
(b) Child offenses.
(c) Status offenses.
(d) Petty offenses.

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

11. What element of an adult courtroom is missing in the juvenile court system?
(a) A judge.
(b) A jury.
(c) Bailiffs.
(d) Lawyers.

12. Who was the new intake case charged with murder associated with a botched robbery in “Intake”?
(a) Roy Sukoda.
(b) Geri Vance.
(c) Peggy Beckstrand.
(d) George Trevino.

13. What Section of the California Penal Code defines premeditated murder?
(a) Section 112.
(b) Section 242.
(c) Section 187.
(d) Section 45.

14. What is the title of Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) “The Big Fix.”
(b) “The Ins.”
(c) “Nine Days to Manhood.”
(d) “Punks.”

15. Carla James was sentenced to spend how much time at Camp Resnick for theft and assault charges, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 2?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 9 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 3 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. The murder case described by the narrator in “Intake” involved a botched robbery at what location?

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

3. Where did John Sloan’s grandparents immigrate to America from?

4. What is the name of the elderly nun that attended to the kids housed in Central Juvenile Hall?

5. The Prologue of the book gives a setting of Gila County, Arizona, on what date?

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