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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many juvenile courthouses served Los Angeles County in 1994, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

2. 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?
(a) WWI.
(b) WWII.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) The Spanish American War.

3. What title did Peggy Beckstrand hold in 1994, according to the narrative in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) Deputy District Attorney.
(b) Editor for the LA Times.
(c) Defense Attorney.
(d) LA County Sheriff.

4. Carla James was sentenced to spend how much time at Camp Resnick for theft and assault charges, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 2?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 9 months.
(d) 3 months.

5. According to the author in Part 1, Chapter 2, Carla James began lying to her parents at what age?
(a) 13.
(b) 9.
(c) 7.
(d) 16.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many intake cases are described as having been processed in a little over four hours in “Intake”?

2. How many kids does the narrator claim are warehoused at Central Juvenile Hall in “Intake”?

3. How old was the schoolgirl that was caught with gang tattoos and distributing fliers for a party in Part 1, Chapter 1?

4. At the terminus of what street does the narrator describe a guard shack overlooking Central lockup’s drive-in entrance in “Intake”?

5. Who was the new intake case charged with murder associated with a botched robbery in “Intake”?

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