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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. King says that all you need to get paid is a "crew with some heart" and what else?
(a) "A good plan."
(b) "A nose for the cash."
(c) "Rich parents."
(d) "A good job."

2. Where does Kathy O'Brien tell Steve she was born?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Manhattan.
(c) Harlem.
(d) Queens.

3. When we first see Steve in the screenplay description in the first chapter, what is lying on his cot next to him?
(a) Another inmate.
(b) A notebook.
(c) A tray.
(d) A suit and tie.

4. What time of day does Steve say someone in prison might get beaten up for sniffling?
(a) At nap time.
(b) When the lights go out.
(c) At lunch.
(d) At breakfast.

5. In the credits in Chapter 1, Sandra Petrocelli is credited as what?
(a) Dedicated Prosecutor.
(b) Attorney General.
(c) District Attorney.
(d) Indifferent Attorney.

6. What does Steve say happens at breakfast in the prologue?
(a) A guy is stabbed with a fork.
(b) They run out of toast.
(c) A prisoner escapes.
(d) A guy gets hit in the face with a tray.

7. What stolen goods does Wendell Bolton buy?
(a) Razor blades.
(b) Boxes of cigars.
(c) Bottles of alcohol.
(d) Cartons of cigarettes.

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

9. Why is Steve having stomach problems on Wednesday, July 8?
(a) He is nervous.
(b) He cannot use the bathroom in front of the other prisoners.
(c) The prison food is bad.
(d) He has allergies.

10. How old is Steve's brother?
(a) 13.
(b) 9.
(c) 8.
(d) 11.

11. Who calls Steve "youngblood" in the screenplay following the note of Tuesday, July 7?
(a) Precious.
(b) Johnny.
(c) Peaches.
(d) King.

12. What does Wendell Bolton say he gave his mother for Christmas?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Razor blades.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Cigars.

13. In his journal from Wednesday, July 8, where does Steve say that he does not feel involved with his own case?
(a) In jail.
(b) In court.
(c) On the bus.
(d) At home.

14. In the notes Steve writes just after his father leaves, what does he say he did at the drugstore?
(a) Smashed the windows.
(b) Robbed it.
(c) Go in and looked around.
(d) Destroyed the security cameras.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Steve says in the prologue that every morning he feels what?

2. In the exterior shot in the screenplay following the note of Tuesday, July 7, who is the heavy woman accompanying the young men?

3. What does Steve say about the camera in the kind of movie he feels his life is like in the prologue?

4. According to Steve in the prologue, when is the best time to cry?

5. In the screenplay description of the inmates "yelling from cell to cell," what distinguishes their yells?

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