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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Luis Santos’s “street name,” according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) Cartoon.
(b) Shorty.
(c) Rascal.
(d) Gorilla.

2. What word did Luis Santos use to mean “busted” in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) Caliente.
(b) Torcido.
(c) Tugenado.
(d) Calypso.

3. Who is described as wielding “as a kind of pretrial judge, jury, and jailer rolled into one” in “Intake”?
(a) The head psychologist.
(b) The Warden.
(c) The Mayor.
(d) The Intake Officer.

4. To whom did Peggy Beckstrand decide to grant immunity in the Ronald Duncan case?
(a) Joshua.
(b) Jacob.
(c) Jeffrey.
(d) Jason.

5. What were the names of the people that Ronald Duncan was accused of murdering?
(a) George and Sarah Ross.
(b) Chuck and Adelina Rusitanonta.
(c) Elizabeth and Robert Williams.
(d) Jane and Paul Wilson.

6. What was the name of Carla James’s parole officer in Part 1, Chapter 2?
(a) Sharon Stegall.
(b) Geri Vance.
(c) Edward Humes.
(d) Elias Elizondo.

7. What does “ACLU” stand for?
(a) American Criminal Law Union.
(b) American Corporate Law Union.
(c) The American Civil Liberties Union.
(d) Architecture and Construction Law Union.

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

9. What was the name of the boy that testified that Ronald Duncan confessed to the crime in Part 1, Chapter 8?
(a) Marvin.
(b) Malcolm.
(c) Peter.
(d) Paul.

10. Where did John Sloan’s grandparents immigrate to America from?
(a) Korea.
(b) Japan.
(c) India.
(d) China.

11. In Elias’s poem from “Intake,” he described turning a Walkman’s motor into what?
(a) A gun.
(b) A tattoo machine.
(c) A taser.
(d) A drill.

12. 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 Dorn.
(b) Judge Sloan.
(c) Judge Polinsky.
(d) Judge Stegall.

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

14. The Prologue of the book gives a setting of Gila County, Arizona, on what date?
(a) June 9, 1945.
(b) April 2, 1985.
(c) December 16, 1980.
(d) June 8, 1964.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator in “Intake,” the new arrivals were taken where at Central lockup when they arrived?

2. How much money had John Sloan paid for the .380 revolver he had, according to the evidence presented in Part 1, Chapter 5?

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

4. Ronald Duncan was charged with committing double murder with what weapon?

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

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