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

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

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

4. George Trevino is described by the author as a foster kid or what, in Part 1, Chapter 6?
(a) A “200 kid.”
(b) A “100 kid.”
(c) A “500 kid.”
(d) A “300 kid.”

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

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

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

4. How did Peggy Beckstrand feel about her job in Part 1, Chapter 8?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What led to Gerald Francis Gault’s arrest in 1964? What was Gault charged with?

2. What was revealed by the star witness for the prosecution in the Ronald Duncan case in Part 1, Chapter 8?

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

4. What led to George Trevino’s decision to join a street gang, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 6? How did this lead to his arrest?

5. What were Peggy Beckstrand’s feelings about the Roland Duncan case, as described by the author in Part 1, Chapter 3?

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

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

8. How is Luis Santos described by the author in Part 1, Chapter 6? What was Luis charged with?

9. What courtroom does the author describe as the central setting for the narrative in Part 1, Chapter 1? How is this setting described by Peggy Beckstrand?

10. How is Carla James’s family history described in Part 1, Chapter 2? When did Carla’s dad die?

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