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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time did the author describe leaving Juvenile Hall after the writing class in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) 9:00 p.m.
(b) 8 p.m.
(c) 7:30 p.m.
(d) 4:00 p.m.

2. 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) In the windowsill.
(b) Behind the toilet.
(c) Under his mattress.
(d) Under his rug.

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

4. The victims of the murder that Ronald Duncan was tried for owned what franchise?
(a) Pizza Hut.
(b) Church’s Chicken.
(c) Baskin Robbins.
(d) In-N-Out Burger.

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

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

7. By what percentage did juvenile murder rates rise from the 1970s to 1994, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) 55%.
(b) 125%.
(c) 80%.
(d) 175%.

8. According to the narrator in “Intake,” the new arrivals were taken where at Central lockup when they arrived?
(a) The North Wing.
(b) The Old Wing.
(c) The West Wing.
(d) The New Wing.

9. How old was Ronald Duncan in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) 16.
(b) 18.
(c) 11.
(d) 13.

10. According to the author in Part 1, Chapter 5, Luis Santos was sent to prison for how many years for his crime?
(a) 10.
(b) 2.
(c) 7.
(d) 4.

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

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

13. What does California Penal Code Section 245 address?
(a) Armed burglary.
(b) Arson.
(c) Assault with a deadly weapon.
(d) Murder.

14. Where was Luis Santos taken when he was taken from Juvenile Hall in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) The Los Angeles Halfway House.
(b) His mother's house.
(c) Los Angeles County Jail.
(d) The hospital.

15. How many juvenile courthouses served Los Angeles County in 1994, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) 10.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. Carla James was “jumped in” with what street gang, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 2?

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

3. What girl did Luis Santos say was always on his mind as he faced going to County in Part 1, Chapter 5?

4. Where is Camp Resnick located?

5. What famous court case determined that a juvenile must be afforded due process rights, specifically that a waiver of jurisdiction from a juvenile court to a district court must be voluntary and knowing?

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