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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who won the bureaucratic paper battle in Part 3, Chapter 14?
(a) Judge Roosevelt Dorn.
(b) The district attorney's office.
(c) The public defender's office.
(d) Judge Sherill Luke.

2. What was Sharon Stegall doing career-wise in Part 4, Chapter 18, according to the author?
(a) Trying to go back to law school.
(b) Trying to get a promotion to judge.
(c) Trying to start her own business.
(d) Trying to get promoted to bailiff.

3. How many kids were estimated in the Los Angeles Unified School District in 1994, according to the author in Part 4, Chapter 18?
(a) 250,000.
(b) 950.
(c) 640,000.
(d) 700,000.

4. What male social worker helped Carla James by showing her the lives of those who came out of the facility in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) Mr. Shabazz.
(b) Mr. Williams.
(c) Mr. Jenkins.
(d) Mr. Paul.

5. According to the author in Part 3, Chapter 16, when kids are arrested for violent crimes they what percentage chance of paying serious consequences?
(a) 10%.
(b) 25%.
(c) 40%.
(d) 75%.

6. In the case of the sexually molested mentally handicapped boy in Part 3, Chapter 14, the judge deemed the victim what?
(a) A gang sympathizer.
(b) A mentally competent witness.
(c) An unreliable witness.
(d) A premeditated murderer.

7. Humes complains in Part 3, Chapter 15 that the juvenile justice system combines procedural excess with what?
(a) A lack of consequences.
(b) Unearned rewards.
(c) Lifelong friendships.
(d) Excessive punishment.

8. What caused Chuck and Ada’s family to become much less happy with Peggy Beckstrand’s work on the Ronald Duncan trial in Part 3, Chapter 13?
(a) A news story about the funding for the case.
(b) A mayoral presentation that showed money on the trial was out of budget.
(c) A memo that explained the culpability of the victims.
(d) A news article criticizing the immunity agreement with Jason.

9. According to the author in Part 4, Chapter 18, who won passage of his proposal for a law that created a statewide task force to reinvent the Juvenile Court in California?
(a) Bill Clinton.
(b) Buddy Rogers.
(c) Gil Garcetti.
(d) Ronald Duncan.

10. One out of how many juvenile offenses end up in adult court, according to the author in Part 3, Chapter 16?
(a) 340.
(b) 55.
(c) 100.
(d) 220.

11. Author Humes explains two cases involving Judge Dorn’s reform in the juvenile justice system in Part 2, Chapter 12. The good case involved a young schizophrenic named what?
(a) Keesha.
(b) Latoya.
(c) Rebecca.
(d) Emily.

12. Andre is described as a gang kid who was reformed by helping a mentally handicapped kid at what school in Part 2, Chapter 9?
(a) The Manzanita School.
(b) The Rosewood School.
(c) The Ross School.
(d) The Juniper School.

13. For how many days was Carla James sent to CYA for a psychological evaluation in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) 30.
(b) 180.
(c) 60.
(d) 90.

14. Who was George Trevino’s lawyer that the author approached in Part 4, Chapter 18?
(a) William O'Donnell.
(b) Stephan Jones.
(c) John Edwards.
(d) Mark Donaldson.

15. The Los Angeles Riots broke out in reaction to what publicized incident?
(a) The Dodgers winning the World Series.
(b) The Rodney King beating.
(c) The start of the Iraq War.
(d) The Bill Clinton sex scandal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Elias was sent to CYA but disobeyed orders so that he would be sent to jail and would be able to kill whom, according to the author in Part 2, Chapter 11?

2. Who was the Republican running for California Governor in 1994, according to the author in Part 2, Chapter 10?

3. Of the juvenile cases that make it to adult court, what percentage are dismissed as too minor, according to the author in Part 3, Chapter 16?

4. Who was Peggy Beckstrand’s boss who spoke with Judge Dorn in Part 2, Chapter 12?

5. What is Part 3, Chapter 15’s title?

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