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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 secret does Romey tell the boy that is in the car with him?
(a) That his lawyer is crooked.
(b) That he escaped from jail.
(c) That he killed The Blade.
(d) Where the senator's body is buried.

2. What is Mark's father like?
(a) He is a drunk who sells drugs.
(b) He is an abusive drunk.
(c) He is a drunk and a drug addict.
(d) He is a great guy.

3. What ultimate prank does Mark pull on a Memphis police officer while in jail?
(a) He calls the officer at home and asks if his refrigerator is running.
(b) He tosses a water balloon from his cell window at the officer.
(c) He orders 40 pizzas in the officer's name and sends them to the police station.
(d) He writes the police officer's name, phone number, and home address on the cell wall.

4. What does Mark tell his mother and the doctor about the shooting incident?
(a) That he himself shot the man and Ricky watched.
(b) That the man told him where a body is hidden.
(c) That he tried to stop the man, but he and Ricky witnessed the suicide.
(d) That he and Ricky simply walked up on the dead body.

5. What is the FBI's complaint about Romey's suicide?
(a) Their work load is already huge.
(b) It cut into their vacation.
(c) They don't like investigating the Mafia.
(d) It will delay their case against The Blade for 6 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Romey tell his old law school classmate when he calls him?

2. What fee does Reggie charge Mark as a retainer?

3. Why is Reggie furious when she leaves the psychiatrist's office?

4. How does Mark feel when he sees the newspaper story and his photo in Chapter 14?

5. Why doesn't Mark tell the doctor the whole truth?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mark dodge the important question during his hearing, and what is the result?

2. What is Fink's relationship to Romey, and why is it important to this story?

3. Describe The Blade's physical appearance.

4. How does Mark make the detention center attendant feel sorry for him when he returns to his cell following his juvenile hearing? What does he get out of the pity?

5. In what ways does Reggie claim that Mark's rights have been violated during the investigation of Romey's death?

6. Describe Trumann's brilliant idea for making Mark talk if the juvenile hearing fails to do so.

7. As Foltrigg and his crew wait for Mark to talk, they begin researching their legal options. What are their options?

8. What makes the investigating officer suspicious of Mark's story at the scene of Romey's death?

9. What does Reggie do when she learns that Diane has been fired?

10. Discuss the ethical issue that Reggie faces as she prepares Mark for his first juvenile court hearing.

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