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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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?
(a) A Dodge Dart.
(b) A Ford Mustang.
(c) A Chevrolet Corvette.
(d) A Volkswagen Karmann Ghia.

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

4. 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) Under his mattress.
(c) Behind the toilet.
(d) In the windowsill.

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

6. 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) 10:30 a.m.
(c) 8:30 a.m.
(d) 6:00 a.m.

7. Where did Peggy Beckstrand go to pick up her star witness in the Ronald Duncan case in Part 1, Chapter 8?
(a) The bus depot.
(b) The train station.
(c) The airport.
(d) A motel.

8. Who was the attorney representing Ronald Duncan in Part 1, Chapter 8?
(a) Jason Gueringer.
(b) Stephan Mowers.
(c) Marshall Johnson.
(d) Roger Moore.

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

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

11. How old was the newly appointed Judge Roosevelt Dorn in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) 39.
(b) 46.
(c) 32.
(d) 57.

12. 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.

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

14. How old was Luis Santos at the time of his arrest, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 14.
(d) 17.

15. Charles Scarlett is described as one of LA’s top attorneys focusing on what issues in Part 1, Chapter 8?
(a) Civil rights.
(b) Women's rights.
(c) Immigration rights.
(d) Gay rights.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator in “Intake,” the Central lockup facility was “ancient by Los Angeles standards,” meaning that it had been standing since before what?

2. Judge Dorn gave a public presentation where he suggested bringing back what in Part 1, Chapter 7?

3. George Trevino is described by the author as a foster kid or what, in Part 1, Chapter 6?

4. By what percentage did juvenile murder rates rise from the 1970s to 1994, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 1?

5. How many intake cases are described as having been processed in a little over four hours in “Intake”?

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