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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. The author relates that Luis Santos had been a gang member since what age in Part 1, Chapter 5?
2. Where was Luis Santos taken when he was taken from Juvenile Hall in Part 1, Chapter 5?
3. Ronald Duncan was charged with double murder for killing whom, according to the narrator in “Intake”?
4. What does “ACLU” stand for?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Judge Roosevelt Dorn described in Part 1, Chapter 1? What was Beckstrand’s impression of Dorn?
2. How does the author describe Geri Vance’s home life growing up in Part 1, Chapter 4?
3. How is Richard “Shorty” Perez described in “Intake”? What was Perez charged with?
4. What emotions does the author describe as being central within the juvenile justice system in Part 1, Chapter 1?
5. What did Elias Elizondo tell Edward Humes about juvenile reform in “Intake”?
6. What were Peggy Beckstrand’s feelings about the Roland Duncan case, as described by the author in Part 1, Chapter 3?
7. How is Roland Duncan’s behavior characterized when he returned from court in Part 1, Chapter 3?
8. What led to Carla James’s apprehension in Part 1, Chapter 7?
9. How was Peggy Beckstrand’s cross-examination of Roland Duncan described in Part 1, Chapter 8?
10. For what reasons did John Sloan join a street gang, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 5?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the foster care system of Los Angeles. How many kids are in the foster system today? How many were in the system in 1994? What problems does the author point out about the system? What changes do you think should be made to the system?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss role of the intake officers at Central Juvenile Hall. Why does the author describe these figures as powerful? How do their reports help to shape the life of a prisoner within the juvenile justice system?
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