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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Luis Santos’s story in Part 1, Chapter 5, who collected Luis to go on a robbery?
(a) Paul.
(b) Payaso.
(c) Raoul.
(d) Victor.

2. What lockup facility is called the “closest thing to an orphanage in Los Angeles” in Part 1, Chapter 6?
(a) Jacoby Hall.
(b) MacLaren Hall.
(c) Rogers Hall.
(d) Williams Hall.

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

4. How old was Ronald Duncan when he allegedly committed double homicide?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 19.
(d) 17.

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

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

7. What title did Peggy Beckstrand hold in 1994, according to the narrative in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) Deputy District Attorney.
(b) Defense Attorney.
(c) Editor for the LA Times.
(d) LA County Sheriff.

8. According to the evidence presented in Part 1, Chapter 5, John Sloan met what friend outside the department store where he worked on the day of the crime?
(a) Johnathan.
(b) Paul.
(c) Jason.
(d) Richard.

9. What does HRO stand for in the narrative?
(a) Hostile Risk Operation.
(b) High Risk Offender.
(c) Humane Response Officer.
(d) Honored Response Officer.

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

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

12. How old was George Trevino when he was placed in foster care with the state?
(a) 11.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 3.

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

14. Ronald Duncan’s crime was committed how long before he would have been able to be tried as an adult?
(a) 9 days.
(b) 14 days.
(c) 35 days.
(d) 5 days.

15. George Trevino is described by the author as a foster kid or what, in Part 1, Chapter 6?
(a) A “300 kid.”
(b) A “100 kid.”
(c) A “200 kid.”
(d) A “500 kid.”

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What element of an adult courtroom is missing in the juvenile court system?

4. Where did the author describe Peggy Beckstrand keeping the crime scene photos from the Ronald Duncan trial in Part 1, Chapter 8?

5. The estimated street gang force in Los Angeles was estimated at how many in 1994, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 1?

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