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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does O'Brien say to Steve after Osvaldo's testimony that makes him discouraged?
(a) That things look bad for him.
(b) That Osvaldo is trustworthy.
(c) That she knows what he is really like.
(d) That she thinks he is guilty.

2. Steve says prison is like what kind of movie?
(a) A horror movie.
(b) A made-for-television movie.
(c) A movie in technicolor.
(d) A movie with no plot and no beginning.

3. In which jail does Steve find himself in?
(a) Alcatraz.
(b) Manhattan Detention Center.
(c) Rikers Island.
(d) Juvenile Hall.

4. What does Steve wonder in the prologue if he will still do what when the trial is over?
(a) Have any friends.
(b) Recognize himself.
(c) Be able to breathe.
(d) Be in prison.

5. What is the subtitle of the movie listed in the credits in Chapter 1?
(a) The Monstrosities of Prison.
(b) The Story of Mr. Nesbitt's Murder.
(c) The Story of Steve's Mistakes.
(d) The Story of My Miserable Life.

6. Who is comforting whom at the end of the scene between Steve and his father?
(a) Steve comforts his father.
(b) A guard comforts Steve's father.
(c) His father comforts Steve.
(d) Sunset comforts Steve.

7. What is Richard Evans' nickname in this book?
(a) Boinger.
(b) Bobo.
(c) Barry.
(d) Bobby.

8. If Steve is sentenced to 25 years to life, at least how much time will he have to serve, according to O'Brien?
(a) 24 years and 6 months.
(b) 15 years and 3 months.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 21 years and 3 months.

9. What causes the delay in the trial on Wednesday, July 8?
(a) The stenographer quits.
(b) The judge has a heart attack.
(c) The stenographer gets lost on the way to work.
(d) The stenographer brings the wrong power cord.

10. 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) Ignore each other.
(c) Find ways to love each other.
(d) Get along well.

11. Who says that 'restaurants, liquor stores, and drugstores are the only things left in the neighborhood'?
(a) Polly.
(b) Johnny.
(c) Peaches.
(d) King.

12. Why does Acie say he stole the money?
(a) He wanted it.
(b) God told him it was OK.
(c) He wanted to buy a present for his mother.
(d) He needed it.

13. Which two items are taken away from prisoners, according to Steve?
(a) Shoelaces and belts.
(b) Shoes and shoelaces.
(c) Glasses and medicine.
(d) Money and shoes.

14. Steve's father tells Steve that although he had never made the team for this sport, he hopes Steve will. What sport is he talking about?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Football.
(c) Tennis.
(d) Basketball.

15. What is the name of the prisoner who wants to read Steve's screenplay?
(a) Sunrise.
(b) Sunny.
(c) Sunner.
(d) Sunset.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Johnny think that "bank money is too serious?"

2. In the screenplay description of the inmates "yelling from cell to cell," what does the screenplay say about how most of the voices clearly sound?

3. What action on Acie's part does Steve say really "got to me"?

4. King says that all you need to get paid is a "crew with some heart" and what else?

5. Why does the prisoner who wants to read Steve's screenplay say he likes the screenplay?

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