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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. How old was Ronald Duncan in Part 1, Chapter 3?

2. According to the author in Part 1, Chapter 2, Carla James began lying to her parents at what age?

3. Where does Geri Vance hide his ongoing autobiography so that it won’t be confiscated at night, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 4?

4. How old was Carla James when her father died?

5. Geri Vance states in the beginning of Part 1, Chapter4, that his parents’ main income was from selling what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What led to Gerald Francis Gault’s arrest in 1964? What was Gault charged with?

2. For what crime was Carla James charged in Part 1, Chapter 2? How is Carla characterized by the author?

3. How is Richard “Shorty” Perez described in “Intake”? What was Perez charged with?

4. What were Peggy Beckstrand’s feelings about the Roland Duncan case, as described by the author in Part 1, Chapter 3?

5. How did Judge Dorn’s conflict with the Public Defender’s office begin to escalate in Part 1, Chapter 7?

6. How were Joseph Gutierrez’s actions perceived by the court in Part 1, Chapter 5?

7. How is Elias Elizondo described? What is revealed in Elias’s poem from “Intake”?

8. How does the author describe Geri Vance’s home life growing up in Part 1, Chapter 4?

9. What was revealed by the star witness for the prosecution in the Ronald Duncan case in Part 1, Chapter 8?

10. What did Elias Elizondo tell Edward Humes about juvenile reform in “Intake”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the history of “status offenses” in the United States. What are status offenses that exist today? How are status offenses dealt with in criminal law? Do you agree with the author’s implication that having status offenses helped to keep potential criminals off the streets? What are the pros and cons of this system?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author’s depiction of Peggy Beckstrand in the book. What opinions does the author give of Beckstrand? Do you think he represents this individual objectively? Do you feel that Beckstrand is an empathetic individual in the narrative? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The author of No Matter How Loud I Shout often contrasts "get tough" strategies and "prevention" strategies for dealing with juvenile crimes. Which side are you closer to and why? What statistics and examples back up your point of view?

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