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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Steve think Petrocelli is using Bolden's testimony?
(a) Because O'Brien cannot object.
(b) Because Petrocelli is a liar.
(c) Because it will lead to him and King.
(d) Because he is a criminal and also black.

2. 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 talk about it and beat you up.
(c) They will also cry.
(d) They will talk about it only.

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

4. What reason does Steve provide for why two particular items are taken away from prisoners?
(a) To prevent suicide.
(b) To encourage rehabilitation.
(c) To prevent recidivism.
(d) To prevent violence.

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

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

7. Steve says his movie will be not a story of his life, but a story of what?
(a) His parents' life story.
(b) His past.
(c) His future.
(d) His experience in prison.

8. 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?
(a) Like Black or Hispanic voices.
(b) Like women's voices.
(c) Like gravelly voices.
(d) Like children's voices.

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

10. 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 remind them Steve is young.
(b) To make Steve look innocent.
(c) To make Steve look human.
(d) To remind them Steve is black.

11. What is the name of the "guy who is going on trial for killing his wife" whom Steve knows in prison?
(a) Lynch.
(b) Berg.
(c) Lindenberger.
(d) Linden.

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

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

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

15. What is Steve worried that his father sees when he looks down at him?
(a) A son.
(b) A murderer.
(c) A monster.
(d) A mistake.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Steve?

2. 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?

3. What does Wendell Bolton say he gave his mother for Christmas?

4. On what street does Osvaldo live?

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

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