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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ronald Duncan was charged with double murder for killing whom, according to the narrator in “Intake”?
(a) His brother and sister.
(b) His mother and sister.
(c) His father and brother.
(d) His employers.

2. What famously televised court case were the students in the writing class watching in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) The Casey Anthony murder case.
(b) The Jerry Sandusky child molestation case.
(c) The O.J. Simpson murder case.
(d) The Willie Nelson marijuana possession case.

3. How old was Carla James when her father died?
(a) 4.
(b) 12.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

4. The author relates that Luis Santos had been a gang member since what age in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) 14.
(b) 4.
(c) 11.
(d) 7.

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

6. The murder case described by the narrator in “Intake” involved a botched robbery at what location?
(a) A check-cashing terminal.
(b) A freeway motel.
(c) A gas station.
(d) A liquor store.

7. The estimated street gang force in Los Angeles was estimated at how many in 1994, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) 355,000.
(b) 120,000.
(c) 200,000.
(d) 45,000.

8. How many active cases does the author describe within the Los Angeles County juvenile court system in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) 80,000.
(b) 125,000.
(c) 15,000.
(d) 50,000.

9. Who was Peggy Beckstrand’s main witness against Ronald Duncan in Part 1, Chapter 8?
(a) Marvin.
(b) Phil.
(c) Jason.
(d) Albert.

10. How many kids does the narrator claim are warehoused at Central Juvenile Hall in “Intake”?
(a) 650.
(b) 1,600.
(c) 1.200.
(d) 850.

11. What is the name of the elderly nun that attended to the kids housed in Central Juvenile Hall?
(a) Sister Emily.
(b) Sister Christina.
(c) Sister Janet.
(d) Sister Sarah.

12. What girl did Luis Santos say was always on his mind as he faced going to County in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Michelle.
(c) Squeaky.
(d) Tiny.

13. At the terminus of what street does the narrator describe a guard shack overlooking Central lockup’s drive-in entrance in “Intake”?
(a) Alpine Street.
(b) Alcazar Street.
(c) Atlas Street.
(d) Alcatraz Street.

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

15. Where does Geri Vance hide his ongoing autobiography so that it won’t be confiscated at night, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 4?
(a) Under his rug.
(b) In the windowsill.
(c) Behind the toilet.
(d) Under his mattress.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was John Sloan’s father’s profession?

2. Geri Vance states in the beginning of Part 1, Chapter4, that his parents’ main income was from selling what?

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

4. What did Peggy Beckstrand discover about her star witness in the Ronald Duncan case in Part 1, Chapter 8?

5. To whom did Peggy Beckstrand decide to grant immunity in the Ronald Duncan case?

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