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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the boy that testified that Ronald Duncan confessed to the crime in Part 1, Chapter 8?
(a) Malcolm.
(b) Peter.
(c) Paul.
(d) Marvin.

2. The author relates that Luis Santos had been a gang member since what age in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) 14.
(b) 11.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

3. Ronald Duncan was charged with double murder for killing whom, according to the narrator in “Intake”?
(a) His mother and sister.
(b) His father and brother.
(c) His employers.
(d) His brother and sister.

4. How did Peggy Beckstrand feel about her job in Part 1, Chapter 8?
(a) She loved it.
(b) She hated it.
(c) She prepared to be fired.
(d) She wanted a promotion.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On what night of the week did the author lead a writing class at Central Juvenile Hall?

3. Carla James was “jumped in” with what street gang, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 2?

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

5. What was the name of Carla James’s parole officer in Part 1, Chapter 2?

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