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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what percentage did juvenile murder rates rise from the 1970s to 1994, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) 80%.
(b) 125%.
(c) 55%.
(d) 175%.

2. What was John Sloan charged with in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) Rape.
(b) Arson.
(c) Armed robbery.
(d) Negligent homicide.

3. How old was the schoolgirl that was caught with gang tattoos and distributing fliers for a party in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) 11.
(b) 14.
(c) 9.
(d) 15.

4. What element of an adult courtroom is missing in the juvenile court system?
(a) A jury.
(b) Bailiffs.
(c) Lawyers.
(d) A judge.

5. 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) 2 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 9 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. The billboard overlooking the street to the Central lockup facility is described by the narrator in “Intake” as showcasing a man wearing what?

2. What judge is described by the author in Part 1, Chapter 2 as having seen “potential” in Carla James, and thus gave her a lesser sentence for theft and assault?

3. According to the narrator in “Intake,” the new arrivals were taken where at Central lockup when they arrived?

4. The murder case described by the narrator in “Intake” involved a botched robbery at what location?

5. Judge Roosevelt Dorn opened his courtroom punctually at what time each day, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 4?

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