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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the screenplay description of the inmates "yelling from cell to cell," what distinguishes their yells?
(a) It is very quiet.
(b) It is in foreign languages.
(c) Much of it is obscene.
(d) It is very scary.

2. 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 resolution.
(c) Because of the tattoos.
(d) Because of the title.

3. Why does Johnny think that "bank money is too serious?"
(a) Because of the exchange rate.
(b) Because the law cracks down harder on bank robberies.
(c) Because of the stimulus package.
(d) Because bank robberies involve guards.

4. What part of the movie does Steve feel like he has walked into in the prologue?
(a) The climax.
(b) The credits.
(c) The middle.
(d) The beginning.

5. 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) At home.
(d) In the prison library.

6. What is Steve doing in the screenplay when he overhears two women with accents from the neighborhood?
(a) Doing homework.
(b) Hanging out with friends.
(c) Playing basketball.
(d) Robbing a man.

7. What does the prisoner who wants to read Steve's screenplay want to do with the word 'Monster'?
(a) Learn to say it in different languages.
(b) Change his name to Monster.
(c) Tattoo it on his forehead.
(d) Write a book called "Monster."

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

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

10. 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 tray.
(c) A notebook.
(d) A suit and tie.

11. In the credits in Chapter One, Kathy O'Brien is credited as what?
(a) Doubting Defense Attorney.
(b) Assistant D.A.
(c) District Doubter.
(d) Defense Attorney with Doubts.

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

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

14. In the credits in Chapter 1, James King is credited as what?
(a) The Innocent.
(b) The Hood.
(c) The Criminal.
(d) The Thug.

15. What does "Woman 2" think the cause of the robbery probably was?
(a) Crack addiction.
(b) Prescription drug addiction.
(c) Gambling addiction.
(d) Herion addiction.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What do the guards do after the prisoner starts a fight when the preacher visits?

3. What does O'Brien say to Steve after Osvaldo's testimony that makes him discouraged?

4. Steve says his movie will be not a story of his life, but a story of what?

5. How old is Steve?

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