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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What crime is prisoner Acie accused of?
(a) Kidnapping.
(b) Murder.
(c) Grand Theft Auto.
(d) Armed robbery of a check cashing place.

2. What type of criminal charges against Wendell Bolton are dropped?
(a) Possession with intent to distribute.
(b) All of the above.
(c) Assault.
(d) Possession.

3. In the prologue, Steve says if anyone is prison knows you are crying, what will happen?
(a) They will beat you up only.
(b) They will also cry.
(c) They will talk about it only.
(d) They will talk about it and beat you up.

4. What does Steve say about the camera in the kind of movie he feels his life is like in the prologue?
(a) That it stays far away.
(b) That it is a broken camera.
(c) That it moves in too close.
(d) That it is a hidden camera.

5. In the credits in Chapter 1, Richard Evans is credited as what?
(a) The Fink.
(b) The Louse.
(c) The Snitch.
(d) The Rat.

6. On what street does Osvaldo live?
(a) 44th Street.
(b) 144th Street.
(c) Madison Avenue.
(d) 114 Street.

7. What does the woman prosecutor call Steve?
(a) Bad boy.
(b) Monster.
(c) Steven.
(d) Murderer.

8. Why does the prisoner who wants to read Steve's screenplay say he likes the screenplay?
(a) Because of the action.
(b) Because of the title.
(c) Because of the tattoos.
(d) Because of the resolution.

9. In the exterior shot in the screenplay following the note of Tuesday, July 7, who is the heavy woman accompanying the young men?
(a) Peggy.
(b) Precious.
(c) Peaches.
(d) Polly.

10. In the credits in Chapter 1, Osvaldo Cruz is credited as what?
(a) Weakling.
(b) Tough Guy.
(c) Thug.
(d) Tough Guy Wannabe.

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

12. According to Steve's journal from Wednesday, July 8, what does Kathy O'Brien said her job is in the eyes of the jury?
(a) To make Steve look innocent.
(b) To make Steve look human.
(c) To remind them Steve is black.
(d) To remind them Steve is young.

13. What does Steve notice about the mirror in his cell in the prologue?
(a) There is no mirror.
(b) It has names scratched into it.
(c) It is dirty.
(d) It is broken.

14. What does Steve notice about the other prisoners in his journal from Wednesday, July 8?
(a) Some of them are women.
(b) There are many who are younger than he is.
(c) Most of them are old.
(d) They are all pretty young.

15. What does Briggs think Wendell Bolton's true motivation is for fingering King in the robbery?
(a) So he can collect the reward.
(b) So he will be sent to a more friendly jail.
(c) So his charges will be dropped.
(d) So he will get a more lenient sentence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the prisoner who wants to read Steve's screenplay?

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

3. Which two items are taken away from prisoners, according to Steve?

4. How does Detective Karyl describe the scene when he enters the drugstore?

5. In the prologue, Steve is surprised that the prisoners still do what, even though they are strangers?

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