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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In the prologue, Steve is surprised that the prisoners still do what, even though they are strangers?
(a) Ignore each other.
(b) Get along well.
(c) Find reasons to hurt each other.
(d) Find ways to love each other.

4. How much does Wendell Bolton pay for the stolen goods from the drugstore robbery?
(a) 5 dollars each.
(b) 10 dollars each.
(c) 15 dollars each.
(d) 25 dollars each.

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

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

7. 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 guy gets hit in the face with a tray.
(d) A prisoner escapes.

8. Why does Briggs think it is strange that Evans would have told Wendell Bolton about the stolen goods?
(a) Because Bolton cannot be trusted.
(b) Because they are long-time friends.
(c) Because Bolton was not in on the robbery.
(d) Because they did not know each other.

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

10. When Steve decides to write a movie, where does he say he learned to block out scenes?
(a) From a book.
(b) At school.
(c) In the prison library.
(d) At home.

11. Where does the exterior shot take place in the screenplay following the note of Tuesday, July 7?
(a) Wall Street.
(b) 191st Street.
(c) 141st Street.
(d) 47th Street.

12. The prologue of Monster is written in what style?
(a) Song.
(b) Screenplay.
(c) Letter.
(d) Journal entry.

13. 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) Basketball.
(c) Football.
(d) Tennis.

14. What does B&E mean, in the context of this book's courtroom scenes?
(a) Breaking and Entering.
(b) Bully and Eduction.
(c) Bilking and Egressing.
(d) Batimore and East.

15. Why does the judge call for a break during the intense questioning of Wendell Bolton by Briggs?
(a) To calm down the juror.
(b) To attend to administrative tasks.
(c) To calm down Briggs.
(d) To overrule Petrocelli.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Steve's cot made out of?

2. When we first see Steve in the screenplay description in the first chapter, what is lying on his cot next to him?

3. What time of day does Steve say someone in prison might get beaten up for sniffling?

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

5. In the prologue, Steve says if anyone is prison knows you are crying, what will happen?

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