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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 attorney representing Ronald Duncan in Part 1, Chapter 8?
(a) Roger Moore.
(b) Jason Gueringer.
(c) Stephan Mowers.
(d) Marshall Johnson.

2. 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?
(a) WWI.
(b) The Vietnam War.
(c) The Spanish American War.
(d) WWII.

3. What was the name of Carla James’s parole officer in Part 1, Chapter 2?
(a) Elias Elizondo.
(b) Edward Humes.
(c) Sharon Stegall.
(d) Geri Vance.

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

5. Carla James was “jumped in” with what street gang, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 2?
(a) Hoover Crips.
(b) Venice 13.
(c) Inglewood Crips.
(d) Tepa 13.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was John Sloan’s father’s profession?

3. What was Luis Santos’s “street name,” according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 5?

4. What does California Penal Code Section 245 address?

5. What lockup facility is called the “closest thing to an orphanage in Los Angeles” in Part 1, Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does the author describe Geri Vance’s home life growing up in Part 1, Chapter 4?

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

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

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

8. What did Elias Elizondo tell Edward Humes about juvenile reform in “Intake”?

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

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

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