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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What male social worker helped Carla James by showing her the lives of those who came out of the facility in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) Mr. Shabazz.
(b) Mr. Williams.
(c) Mr. Jenkins.
(d) Mr. Paul.

2. At what age was Geri Vance described as a pretty conscienceless and chilling kid in Part 3, Chapter 16?
(a) 25.
(b) 17.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

3. Sharon Stegall found herself before what Court Commissioner awaiting Carla’s docket in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) Commissioner Skawinski.
(b) Commissioner James.
(c) Commissioner Munson.
(d) Commissioner Polinsky.

4. How many known members were there belonging to the 900 street gangs in Los Angeles County in 1994, according to the author in Part 4, Chapter 18?
(a) 300,000.
(b) 45,000.
(c) 150,000.
(d) 90,000.

5. Elias was sent to CYA but disobeyed orders so that he would be sent to jail and would be able to kill whom, according to the author in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) The uncle that molested him.
(b) The father who beat him.
(c) The man who shot his friend.
(d) The man who murdered his grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in Part 4, Chapter 18, the only segment of the California budget that was growing was what?

2. Who is described in Part 3, Chapter 15 as coming from a good home but stabbed a gas station worker while he was high on primo?

3. What are the names of the two kids who were accused of sexually molesting a mentally handicapped boy in Part 3, Chapter 14?

4. Andre is described as a gang kid who was reformed by helping a mentally handicapped kid at what school in Part 2, Chapter 9?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe the “funnel” of the juvenile justice system in Part 3, Chapter 16? What statistics does he provide?

2. What conclusions does the author reach of the juvenile justice system in Part 4, Chapter 18? What statistics were shown in Humes’s writing students?

3. What outcome does the author describe for Elias Elizondo, Geri Vance, and John Sloan in Part 4, Chapter 18?

4. How was Judge Dorn’s new status offense system received, according to the author in Part 2, Chapter 12?

5. How was Geri Vance’s court case described in Part 3, Chapter 16? What was the outcome?

6. How much time has passed at the beginning of Part 4, Chapter 18? How does the author describe Judge Dorn’s courtroom at this time?

7. How does the author describe Sherry Gold when introducing her in Part 3, Chapter 15?

8. What argument did Jim Hickey make at a meeting to discuss juvenile justice reform in Part 2, Chapter 9?

9. According to the author in Part 4, Chapter 18, fear of the future led the people to pass laws to limit or eliminate juvenile court jurisdiction all over the country. What was Humes’s opinion of this action?

10. How was Ronald Duncan’s testimony described by the author in Part 3, Chapter 13?

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