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

2. What term is used in the book for criminal offenses that apply to juveniles but not to adults?
(a) Petty offenses.
(b) Minor offenses.
(c) Child offenses.
(d) Status offenses.

3. 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) 8:30 a.m.
(c) 6:00 a.m.
(d) 7:00 a.m.

4. Under what alias was Carla James living when she was found by police patrols in Part 1, Chapter 7?
(a) Geri Vance.
(b) Sarah Rogers.
(c) Michelle Williams.
(d) Sylvia Mercado.

5. How many kids does the author say were charged as adults for serious crimes because they were over 16 in the past year in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) Over 7,500.
(b) Over 1,500.
(c) Over 4,000.
(d) Over 900.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the evidence presented in Part 1, Chapter 5, John Sloan met what friend outside the department store where he worked on the day of the crime?

2. Where did Peggy Beckstrand go to pick up her star witness in the Ronald Duncan case in Part 1, Chapter 8?

3. At what time did the author describe leaving Juvenile Hall after the writing class in Part 1, Chapter 5?

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

5. Where was Luis Santos taken when he was taken from Juvenile Hall in Part 1, Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to the author in “Intake,” a LA social project was monitoring Richard Perez and others like him within the California Juvenile Justice system. What did these researchers conclude from the study?

3. What led to Carla James’s apprehension in Part 1, Chapter 7?

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

5. How does the author describe the DA’s case as revealed in the Duncan trial in Part 1, Chapter 8?

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

7. How did Judge Dorn’s conflict with the Public Defender’s office begin to escalate in Part 1, Chapter 7?

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

9. What emotions does the author describe as being central within the juvenile justice system in Part 1, Chapter 1?

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

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