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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 part of the movie does Steve feel like he has walked into in the prologue?
(a) The beginning.
(b) The middle.
(c) The climax.
(d) The credits.

2. Which superhero does Jerry think Steve should be?
(a) The Green Lantern.
(b) Spiderman.
(c) Superman.
(d) Batman.

3. In the prologue, Steve is surprised that the prisoners still do what, even though they are strangers?
(a) Find reasons to hurt each other.
(b) Get along well.
(c) Find ways to love each other.
(d) Ignore each other.

4. Which prisoner is sitting on the toilet in the first chapter?
(a) Bobo.
(b) Sunset.
(c) Steve.
(d) Ernie.

5. According to Steve in the prologue, when is the best time to cry?
(a) In private.
(b) At night.
(c) During visiting hours.
(d) In the morning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the woman prosecutor call Steve?

2. What causes the delay in the trial on Wednesday, July 8?

3. In the credits in Chapter One, Kathy O'Brien is credited as what?

4. What does Steve notice about the mirror in his cell in the prologue?

5. In the credits in Chapter 1, Osvaldo Cruz is credited as what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do prison officials take away prisoners' shoelaces and your belt?

2. Why does Johnny, the ringleader of the eventual crime, want to rob a pharmacy instead of a bank?

3. In the first journal entry, why does Steve say he does not recognize himself?

4. What does Star Wars have to do with the way Steve designs the beginning of his film?

5. How does Detective Karyl describe the crime scene at the pharmacy?

6. Why is Steve's stomach upset on Wednesday, July 8?

7. How does the typeface of Steve's journal entries indicate stress or special meaning on certain words?

8. Describe the kind of movie Steve says it feels as if he has stepped into?

9. What does Steve say in his journal for Tuesday, July 7, that all the other prisoners are always talking about?

10. What is Steve doing when the police come to arrest him and take him away from home?

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