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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. How old was the schoolgirl that was caught with gang tattoos and distributing fliers for a party in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) 9.
(b) 14.
(c) 15.
(d) 11.

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

3. What is the title of Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) “Punks.”
(b) “Nine Days to Manhood.”
(c) “The Ins.”
(d) “The Big Fix.”

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

5. What word did Luis Santos use to mean “busted” in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) Caliente.
(b) Torcido.
(c) Calypso.
(d) Tugenado.

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. What judge is described by the author in Part 1, Chapter 2 as having seen “potential” in Carla James, and thus gave her a lesser sentence for theft and assault?

3. Carla James was “jumped in” with what street gang, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 2?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. What was the judge’s decision regarding George Trevino’s “fitness”? Why did the judge reach this decision?

6. What led to Judge Dorn’s “media celebrity” that occurred in Part 1, Chapter 7?

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

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

9. How does the author describe “status offenses” in Part 1, Chapter 2? What is Humes’s opinion of status offenses?

10. What led to Geri Vance’s entrance into “the system” in his youth? How did his prior record affect his chances in court in Part 1, Chapter 4?

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