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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 mentally handicapped and mildly autistic boy who was sexually molested in Part 3, Chapter 14?

2. Judge Scarlett expressed a radical view that the court should do what in Part 3, Chapter 13?

3. What caused Chuck and Ada’s family to become much less happy with Peggy Beckstrand’s work on the Ronald Duncan trial in Part 3, Chapter 13?

4. Whose case was Sister Janet trying to reopen in Part 4, Chapter 18, according to the author?

5. The mood was dark in the author’s writing class in Part 3, Chapter 16 because who had been killed recently?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who was arrested for the brutal murders in Inglewood in Part 3, Chapter 13? How was this suspect apprehended?

4. 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?

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

6. 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?

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

8. How did Peggy Beckstrand feel about Jason’s witness testimony in Part 3, Chapter 13?

9. What changed the victims’ family’s perception of the District Attorney’s case against Roland Duncan in Part 3, Chapter 13?

10. 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?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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