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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 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 and Ricky simply walked up on the dead body.
(d) That he tried to stop the man, but he and Ricky witnessed the suicide.

2. Why do Muldanno and his associate believe Mark knows something?
(a) It's just a hunch.
(b) Because they had bugged Romey's car.
(c) Because he hired a lawyer and refuses to talk to authorities.
(d) Because they overheard him talk to Reggie.

3. What does Mr. Lewis vow to have ready in just a few days?
(a) A van for Foltrigg.
(b) A lawsuit against Reggie.
(c) A subpoena for Mark.
(d) A witness protection plan for Mark and his family.

4. In Chapter 27, what does Reggie talk with Mrs. Sway about at the hospital?
(a) Her fees.
(b) Mark's behavior.
(c) The benefits of the witness protection program.
(d) Her job.

5. Which offices are bugged by the mob?
(a) Reggie's and the FBI.
(b) Reggie's and Ricky's doctor.
(c) The FBI and Romey.
(d) The Doctor and The Memphis Sun.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mark's knowledge of the mob come from?

2. What does Mark shout to the media as cops take him from the hospital to jail?

3. Why does Mark want to sue the detention center to which he is taken?

4. Who does Judge Harry order out of the courtroom?

5. Which brother catches the other stealing their mother's cigarettes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Judge Harry Roosevelt's dedication to his job.

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

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

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

6. What is ironic about Foltrigg's choice of a juvenile hearing for Mark's testimony?

7. Discuss Mrs. Sway's concern about the witness protection program.

8. Mark grapples with the idea of lying on the stand. Why does he decide not to lie?

9. Describe the only real-life experience that Mark has had with lawyers until now.

10. Describe The Blade's physical appearance.

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