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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the judge order regarding the confession tape in the Ronald Duncan case?
(a) That it be ruled out.
(b) That it be allowed.
(c) That the prosecution could use it.
(d) That the defense could use it.

3. Where did John Sloan’s grandparents immigrate to America from?
(a) India.
(b) Japan.
(c) China.
(d) Korea.

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

5. How old was Ronald Duncan when he allegedly committed double homicide?
(a) 19.
(b) 17.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

6. What did Peggy Beckstrand discover about her star witness in the Ronald Duncan case in Part 1, Chapter 8?
(a) He was an accomplice.
(b) He was a felon.
(c) He was in prison.
(d) He was not at the scene.

7. What was Luis Santos’s “street name,” according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) Rascal.
(b) Gorilla.
(c) Cartoon.
(d) Shorty.

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

9. Where is Camp Resnick located?
(a) Anaheim, California.
(b) Lancaster, California.
(c) Fullerton, California.
(d) Santa Cruz, California.

10. How much money had John Sloan paid for the .380 revolver he had, according to the evidence presented in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) $225.
(b) $100.
(c) $150.
(d) $65.

11. How old was George Trevino when he was placed in foster care with the state?
(a) 11.
(b) 3.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

12. What did Ronald Duncan’s lawyer claim about his taped confession in the trial?
(a) It was coerced.
(b) It was voluntary.
(c) It was the truth.
(d) It was a lie.

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

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

15. How many intake cases are described as having been processed in a little over four hours in “Intake”?
(a) 3.
(b) 27.
(c) 15.
(d) 8.

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 was John Sloan’s father’s profession?

3. What is the name of the boy who testified against his father for molestation in Peggy Beckstrand’s memories of a prior case in Part 1, Chapter 3?

4. The estimated street gang force in Los Angeles was estimated at how many in 1994, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 1?

5. According to the author in Part 1, Chapter 2, Carla James began lying to her parents at what age?

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