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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What card game does Steve play in his cell after church on Sunday, July 12th?
(a) Hearts.
(b) Blackjack.
(c) Bid whist.
(d) Poker.

2. How many guys does Steve have to mop the floor with?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 0.
(d) 5.

3. Why is Jerry not in the visitor's room?
(a) He is not allowed.
(b) He had to go to church.
(c) He escaped.
(d) He does not visit.

4. What does Steve's mother do when the verdict is read?
(a) She cries.
(b) She slams her fist on the table.
(c) She lifts up her hands and closes her eyes.
(d) She yells.

5. What is the woman holding in the image reproduced in the Sunday, July 12th section of this book?
(a) A photograph.
(b) A camera.
(c) A pen.
(d) A gun.

6. What book does Steve's mom bring with her when visiting Steve?
(a) The Bible.
(b) The Bhagavad Gita.
(c) The Torah.
(d) The Koran.

7. When Steve's mother comes to visit, how far does he say they are away from each other on either side of the visiting tables?
(a) 22 inches.
(b) 18 inches.
(c) 24 inches.
(d) 30 inches.

8. What is the first name of the witness whose last name is Moore?
(a) Debbie.
(b) Dotty.
(c) Dorothy.
(d) Doro.

9. How is Moore related to Bobo?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) She is Bobo's sister.
(c) She is Bobo's aunt.
(d) She is Bobo's grandmother.

10. What does "doing a calendar" in prison mean?
(a) Getting your dates served tattooed on your arm.
(b) Setting up a cleaning schedule.
(c) Serving a full year.
(d) Making hash marks on the wall.

11. What does O'Brien tell Steve about Bobo's testimony the day after Bobo testified?
(a) It hurt their case.
(b) None of these answers are correct.
(c) It made the jury doubt the prosecution.
(d) It exonerated Steve.

12. In his journal after the jury has begun deliberating, what kind of instruments does Steve say he is going to put in the background of the movie?
(a) Electronic.
(b) Brass.
(c) Strings.
(d) Woodwinds.

13. In the screenplay scene Steve writes just after his mother leaves, what does King say he "just needs" in order to commit the robbery?
(a) A gun.
(b) A lockpick.
(c) A knife.
(d) A lookout.

14. Where does Steve see Jerry on Sunday, July 12?
(a) In the visitor's room.
(b) At church.
(c) Through the window.
(d) In the mess hall.

15. What happened to the object Bobo gave Moore the day he came to visit her?
(a) Bobo took it back.
(b) It broke.
(c) It was confiscated by police.
(d) Moore gave it to a cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the screenplay describe the last image of Steve just after his verdict is read?

2. What is the verdict in Sunset's trial?

3. How does Steve describe the look on his mother's face during the judge's instructions to the jury Friday Afternoon, July 17?

4. What does Steve say about the pictures of Mr. Nesbitt?

5. What is the mood of Steve's parents when they come to visit him on Sunday, July 12th?

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