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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preface - Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gift does Garbarino give Malcolm that makes him cry?
(a) A book.
(b) A guitar.
(c) A car.
(d) A journal.

2. What does Garbarino see little difference in, in terms of psychological significance?
(a) Domestic abuse and homicide.
(b) Robbery and armed robbery.
(c) Suicide and murder.
(d) Murder and violent assault.

3. What has increased along with youth violence in the United States?
(a) The prevalence of risk factors associated with youth violence.
(b) Racism.
(c) Median incomes.
(d) Adult violence.

4. What does Garbarino claim is the point of change in the social decline of neighborhoods?
(a) The moment when teen pregnancy rises above 6 percent.
(b) The moment when parental monitoring falls below 6 percent.
(c) The moment when affluent leadership drops below 6 percent.
(d) The moment when gang membership rises above 6 percent.

5. What is the leading cause of death for young minority males?
(a) Car accidents.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Drug overdose.
(d) Homicide.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has social policy contributed to youth violence?

2. What did some adults do in response to the announcing of the verdict in the Jonesboro trial?

3. How long has the author been studying violent youth?

4. How many teenagers report they could obtain a gun within an hour?

5. What did the Chicago Tribune publish in 1993?

(see the answer key)

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