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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. For how many days was Carla James sent to CYA for a psychological evaluation in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) 60.
(b) 180.
(c) 90.
(d) 30.

2. The author asserts in Part 3, Chapter 16 that over how many kids are arrested every year in the United States?
(a) 700,000.
(b) 2 million.
(c) 300,000.
(d) 1.2 million.

3. Sharon Stegall found herself before what Court Commissioner awaiting Carla’s docket in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) Commissioner James.
(b) Commissioner Skawinski.
(c) Commissioner Munson.
(d) Commissioner Polinsky.

4. What male social worker helped Carla James by showing her the lives of those who came out of the facility in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) Mr. Jenkins.
(b) Mr. Williams.
(c) Mr. Shabazz.
(d) Mr. Paul.

5. Sister Janet is described as writing what in order to help the boys in Juvenile in Part 2, Chapter 10?
(a) Short stories.
(b) Screen plays.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Sheet music.

Short Answer Questions

1. What former juvenile prisoner continued gang-banging even after being blinded by bullets in Part 2, Chapter 11?

2. What attorney at a meeting about reforming the juvenile justice system argued that the office should address root problems in Part 2, Chapter 9?

3. What was the nickname of the new kid in the author’s writing class in Part 3, Chapter 16?

4. 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?

5. What was the fifteen-year-old pregnant girl with the teardrop tattoo charged with in Part 4, Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the author in Part 4, Chapter 18, fear of the future led the people to pass laws to limit or eliminate juvenile court jurisdiction all over the country. What was Humes’s opinion of this action?

2. Who was Peter Wilson? What did Peter Wilson address during a press conference described by the author in Part 2, Chapter 10?

3. What program helped to rehabilitate Andre, according to the author in Part 2, Chapter 9?

4. How is Mark Lancaster’s background described in Part 3, Chapter 15? What was Mark charged with?

5. How does the author describe the work of Peggy Beckstrand, Sharon Stegall, and Sherry Gold in Part 4, Chapter 18?

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

7. How does the author describe Sherry Gold when introducing her in Part 3, Chapter 15?

8. What are the CYA and HOP, according to the author in Part 2, Chapter 11? Where was Carla James sent?

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

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

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