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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 won the bureaucratic paper battle in Part 3, Chapter 14?
(a) The public defender's office.
(b) Judge Sherill Luke.
(c) Judge Roosevelt Dorn.
(d) The district attorney's office.

2. In overreaction to hearing one of her parolees was shot, who did Sharon Stegall have locked up in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) Peter.
(b) Randy.
(c) Rodger.
(d) James.

3. 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) Rancho Jose.
(b) Long beath.
(c) Ventura.
(d) San Diego.

4. What was Sharon Stegall doing career-wise in Part 4, Chapter 18, according to the author?
(a) Trying to get a promotion to judge.
(b) Trying to go back to law school.
(c) Trying to get promoted to bailiff.
(d) Trying to start her own business.

5. According to the author in Part 2, Chapter 12, Judge Dorn was seen by most as being what?
(a) Corrupt.
(b) Dangerously harsh.
(c) Completely consistent.
(d) A wildcard.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the case of the sexually molested mentally handicapped boy in Part 3, Chapter 14, the judge deemed the victim what?

2. According to the author in Part 4, Chapter 18, the Justice Department estimated a rise in youth crime by how much in 2010?

3. What does “CYA” refer to in Part 2, Chapter 11?

4. With what gang was Sherry Gold’s client involved when he was caught as a getaway driver in a drive-by shooting in Part 3, Chapter 15?

5. At what age was Geri Vance described as a pretty conscienceless and chilling kid in Part 3, Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. How much time has passed at the beginning of Part 4, Chapter 18? How does the author describe Judge Dorn’s courtroom at this time?

2. What conclusions did Carla James express of the juvenile justice system to the author in Part 4, Chapter 18?

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

4. How did Judge Dorn view himself as an authority figure? How did others perceive him in the system, according to the author in Part 2, Chapter 12?

5. What outcome does the author describe for Elias Elizondo, Geri Vance, and John Sloan in Part 4, Chapter 18?

6. How was Ronald Duncan’s testimony described by the author in Part 3, Chapter 13?

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

8. What conclusions does the author reach of the juvenile justice system in Part 4, Chapter 18? What statistics were shown in Humes’s writing students?

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

10. How does the author describe Shy Boy’s circumstances in Part 3, Chapter 15?

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