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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What element of an adult courtroom is missing in the juvenile court system?
(a) Lawyers.
(b) A jury.
(c) A judge.
(d) Bailiffs.

2. Where is Camp Resnick located?
(a) Anaheim, California.
(b) Santa Cruz, California.
(c) Lancaster, California.
(d) Fullerton, California.

3. Where did John Sloan’s grandparents immigrate to America from?
(a) India.
(b) Japan.
(c) Korea.
(d) China.

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

5. When the author talked to Carla James in Part 1, Chapter 7, she claimed that drive-by’s weren’t murder for what reason?
(a) You don't see what happens.
(b) The victims shouldn't be there.
(c) No one in the car is screaming.
(d) You only shoot at buildings.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many juvenile courthouses served Los Angeles County in 1994, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 1?

2. According to the author in Part 1, Chapter 2, Carla James began lying to her parents at what age?

3. Carla James was sentenced to spend how much time at Camp Resnick for theft and assault charges, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 2?

4. What title did Peggy Beckstrand hold in 1994, according to the narrative in Part 1, Chapter 1?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reasons did John Sloan join a street gang, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 5?

2. When did the majority of intakes take place at the Central Lockup of Juvenile Hall, according to the author in “Intake”? Who in this system is described as having the greatest power?

3. How does the author describe Judge Dorn’s impressions on those within the California Juvenile Justice system in Part 1, Chapter 4?

4. What was Roosevelt Dorn’s history prior to his appointment in Inglewood? How did this history influence him as a judge?

5. How is Richard “Shorty” Perez described in “Intake”? What was Perez charged with?

6. For what crime was Carla James charged in Part 1, Chapter 2? How is Carla characterized by the author?

7. How does the author describe George Trevino in Part 1, Chapter 6? How did George become a “300 kid”?

8. How is Elias Elizondo described? What is revealed in Elias’s poem from “Intake”?

9. How is Judge Roosevelt Dorn described in Part 1, Chapter 1? What was Beckstrand’s impression of Dorn?

10. How is Roland Duncan’s behavior characterized when he returned from court in Part 1, Chapter 3?

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