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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. After witnessing Romey's death, what happens when the two boys get home?
(a) Ricky calls his mother.
(b) Mark wets his pants.
(c) Ricky calls the police.
(d) Ricky collapses in a state of shock.

2. Who phones Mrs. Sway, Reggie, and Dr. Greenway from a detention center in Chapter 22?
(a) Mark.
(b) Scherff.
(c) Muldanno.
(d) Foltrigg.

3. Which character is thrown into the car with Romey?
(a) Jerome.
(b) Jerry.
(c) Mark.
(d) Ricky.

4. After police examine the area in which Romey dies, where is Ricky sent?
(a) To jail.
(b) To a neighborhood clinic.
(c) To the hospital.
(d) To a juvenile detention facility.

5. What does Reggie's intentional stalling on Mark's behalf force the district attorney's office to do?
(a) Put the lawyer in jail.
(b) Hire more people to help them pressure the lawyer.
(c) Legal research.
(d) Plan to shoot a kid.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mark reply when the judge asks if Romey told him anything about the Boyette case?

2. When Mark finally tells his mother and the doctor the truth about what he witnessed, of which part are they skeptical?

3. As Mark sits in jail, he thinks about his problems. What are his problems?

4. What is ironic about the Foltrigg's plan to question Mark in juvenile court?

5. Who leaks the trial information to the media in Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Foltrigg is naturally upset not to get the desired results from Mark's juvenile court hearing. Why does he regain excitement quickly?

3. Discuss Ricky's diagnosis and symptoms.

4. What are the problems that Mark mulls over when he is taken from his mother and brother to a juvenile detention facility? How does he feel?

5. How does the mafia threaten Mark face-to-face?

6. Why is the media coverage of Romey's funeral unexpected, and why does it occur?

7. How does Mark react when he learns that Reggie is a woman, and how does her gender affect his decision to "hire" her?

8. How does Officer Hardy get Mark's fingerprints, and why does he want them?

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

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

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