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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author in Part 1, Chapter 5, Luis Santos was sent to prison for how many years for his crime?
(a) 4.
(b) 10.
(c) 7.
(d) 2.

2. The author asserts in Part 3, Chapter 16 that over how many kids are arrested every year in the United States?
(a) 700,000.
(b) 300,000.
(c) 1.2 million.
(d) 2 million.

3. George Trevino is described by the author as a foster kid or what, in Part 1, Chapter 6?
(a) A “100 kid.”
(b) A “200 kid.”
(c) A “300 kid.”
(d) A “500 kid.”

4. At what time did the author describe leaving Juvenile Hall after the writing class in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) 7:30 p.m.
(b) 9:00 p.m.
(c) 8 p.m.
(d) 4:00 p.m.

5. What is the title of Part 4, Chapter 18?
(a) “The Outs.”
(b) “Nine Days to Manhood.”
(c) “A Year Later, Another Day in Court.”
(d) “Punks.”

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator in Part 2, Chapter 10, Sister Janet prodded Geri Vance’s attorney to get him a reduced sentence. The attorney succeeded with a bargain that earned him what maximum sentence?

2. How old was George Trevino when he was placed in foster care with the state?

3. What is the name of the mentally handicapped and mildly autistic boy who was sexually molested in Part 3, Chapter 14?

4. In Part 3, Chapter 14, the DA’s office went after a judge in Pasadena, temporarily bringing down LA County Juvenile Hall’s capacity by how much?

5. According to the author in Part 4, Chapter 18, the Justice Department estimated a rise in youth crime by how much in 2010?

(see the answer key)

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