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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. Where did Geri Vance hope to be sent so that he could get a college degree while in lock-up in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) Long beath.
(b) San Diego.
(c) Ventura.
(d) Rancho Jose.

2. How old was the boy that Sister Janet discovered to be a genius living under different aliases in Part 4, Chapter 18?
(a) 16.
(b) 9.
(c) 14.
(d) 11.

3. What was the nickname of Sherry Gold’s client that had been caught as a getaway driver in a drive-by shooting in Part 3, Chapter 15?
(a) Big Boy.
(b) Shorty.
(c) Fatty.
(d) Shy Boy.

4. How many of the seven children in the juvenile justice system that the author worked with were saved by the system, according to Humes in Part 4, Chapter 18?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

5. The Los Angeles Riots broke out in reaction to what publicized incident?
(a) The start of the Iraq War.
(b) The Bill Clinton sex scandal.
(c) The Dodgers winning the World Series.
(d) The Rodney King beating.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the mentally handicapped and mildly autistic boy who was sexually molested in Part 3, Chapter 14?

2. Who asked a legally improper question when Ronald Duncan was on the witness stand in Part 3, Chapter 13?

3. What are the names of the two kids who were accused of sexually molesting a mentally handicapped boy in Part 3, Chapter 14?

4. Sister Janet pleaded against the mother of what victim in order to have Elias tried as a juvenile in Part 2, Chapter 10?

5. Which of her parolees did Sharon Stegall learn had been shot in Part 2, Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Elias do in order to be sent to “adult prison” in Part 2, Chapter 11? Why?

2. Who was arrested for the brutal murders in Inglewood in Part 3, Chapter 13? How was this suspect apprehended?

3. What did Elias reveal to Sister Janet in Part 2, Chapter 10? How did this come about?

4. How did Peggy Beckstrand feel about Jason’s witness testimony in Part 3, Chapter 13?

5. How was Geri Vance’s court case described in Part 3, Chapter 16? What was the outcome?

6. How was Judge Dorn’s new status offense system received, according to the author in Part 2, Chapter 12?

7. How does the author describe the “funnel” of the juvenile justice system in Part 3, Chapter 16? What statistics does he provide?

8. How does the author describe the “reformer buzz” that took place in 1994 in Part 2, Chapter 9?

9. What did Roy Sukoda’s study show, according to the author in Part 2, Chapter 9?

10. What incident is described by the author involving a child molestation case in the opening of Part 3, Chapter 14?

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