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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name of the elderly nun that attended to the kids housed in Central Juvenile Hall?
2. George Trevino is described by the author as a foster kid or what, in Part 1, Chapter 6?
3. According to the author in Part 1, Chapter 2, Carla James began lying to her parents at what age?
4. What word did Luis Santos use to mean “busted” in Part 1, Chapter 5?
5. Where did John Sloan’s grandparents immigrate to America from?
Short Essay Questions
1. What led to Judge Dorn’s “media celebrity” that occurred in Part 1, Chapter 7?
2. For what crime was Carla James charged in Part 1, Chapter 2? How is Carla characterized by the author?
3. According to the author in “Intake,” a LA social project was monitoring Richard Perez and others like him within the California Juvenile Justice system. What did these researchers conclude from the study?
4. How does the author describe the DA’s case as revealed in the Duncan trial in Part 1, Chapter 8?
5. What did Elias Elizondo tell Edward Humes about juvenile reform in “Intake”?
6. What led to George Trevino’s decision to join a street gang, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 6? How did this lead to his arrest?
7. How does the author describe Judge Dorn’s impressions on those within the California Juvenile Justice system in Part 1, Chapter 4?
8. What courtroom does the author describe as the central setting for the narrative in Part 1, Chapter 1? How is this setting described by Peggy Beckstrand?
9. What was Roosevelt Dorn’s history prior to his appointment in Inglewood? How did this history influence him as a judge?
10. How were Joseph Gutierrez’s actions perceived by the court in Part 1, Chapter 5?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the time period that the book covers. What politicians were in office at this time? What were public feelings about the juvenile justice system in the United States? How has the juvenile justice system changed from the time in which the book was written to today?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the biography and work of Judge Roosevelt Dorn. What was Dorn’s history prior to his appointment at the Thurgood Marshall Branch? What was his military history? What was controversial about Dorn’s approach to the juvenile justice system in LA County?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the setting of Central Juvenile Hall and examines the mood and tone of the book as established through this setting in “Intake.” How does the author establish a sense of fear and desperation within this setting? In what state of disrepair is the building described? Is this facility the same today?
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