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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. Who is described as wielding “as a kind of pretrial judge, jury, and jailer rolled into one” in “Intake”?
(a) The head psychologist.
(b) The Mayor.
(c) The Warden.
(d) The Intake Officer.

2. Carla James was “jumped in” with what street gang, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 2?
(a) Venice 13.
(b) Hoover Crips.
(c) Inglewood Crips.
(d) Tepa 13.

3. According to the narrator in “Intake,” the new arrivals were taken where at Central lockup when they arrived?
(a) The West Wing.
(b) The New Wing.
(c) The Old Wing.
(d) The North Wing.

4. 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) WWII.
(b) The Spanish American War.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) WWI.

5. How old was Carla James when her father died?
(a) 4.
(b) 9.
(c) 7.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What title did Peggy Beckstrand hold in 1994, according to the narrative in Part 1, Chapter 1?

3. How many juvenile courthouses served Los Angeles County in 1994, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 1?

4. The courtroom described in Part 1, Chapter 1, is what branch of the Lost Angeles Superior Court?

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

(see the answer key)

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