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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Judge Roosevelt Dorn opened his courtroom punctually at what time each day, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 4?
(a) 7:00 a.m.
(b) 6:00 a.m.
(c) 10:30 a.m.
(d) 8:30 a.m.

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) Squeaky.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Michelle.

4. 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) Paul.
(b) Jason.
(c) Richard.
(d) Johnathan.

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

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

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

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

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

10. The courtroom described in Part 1, Chapter 1, is what branch of the Lost Angeles Superior Court?
(a) Frederick Douglass Branch.
(b) Rosa Parks Branch.
(c) George Washington Branch.
(d) Thurgood Marshall Branch.

11. Where is the Los Angeles Superior Court, Juvenile Court Division located?
(a) Big Bear, California.
(b) Bakersfield, California.
(c) Inglewood, California.
(d) Encinitas, California.

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

13. How much money had John Sloan paid for the .380 revolver he had, according to the evidence presented in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) $100.
(b) $65.
(c) $225.
(d) $150.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. At what time did the author describe leaving Juvenile Hall after the writing class in Part 1, Chapter 5?

4. The author relates that Luis Santos had been a gang member since what age in Part 1, Chapter 5?

5. According to the author in Part 1, Chapter 3, due to the protections of the Juvenile court, Ronald Duncan would be released by what age?

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