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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The stage directions refer to Wendell Bolden's hands as what?
(a) Tiny, dry.
(b) Sweaty, cracked.
(c) Large, ashy.
(d) Giant, dry.

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

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

4. How does Detective Karyl describe the scene when he enters the drugstore?
(a) "Horrifying."
(b) "Pretty gruesome."
(c) "Uncomfortable."
(d) "All in a day's work."

5. What do the guards do after the prisoner starts a fight when the preacher visits?
(a) Put Steve in solitary confinement.
(b) Beat several prisoners.
(c) Turn off the television.
(d) Put Lynch in solitary confinement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does B&E mean, in the context of this book's courtroom scenes?

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

3. In his journal from Wednesday, July 8, where does Steve say that he does not feel involved with his own case?

4. According to Osvaldo, how old is he?

5. Which superhero does Jerry think Steve should be?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when a preacher comes to visit the prisoners?

2. How does the typeface of Steve's journal entries indicate stress or special meaning on certain words?

3. Why is Steve not hungry on the morning of Monday, July 6?

4. What does Steve say about why he thinks Petrocelli is using Bolden's testimony?

5. Why is Steve's stomach upset on Wednesday, July 8?

6. Why does Johnny, the ringleader of the eventual crime, want to rob a pharmacy instead of a bank?

7. Describe the kind of movie Steve says it feels as if he has stepped into?

8. What kind of knife does one prisoner have? Describe it.

9. When does Steve say he feels most involved with his case?

10. How does Detective Karyl describe the crime scene at the pharmacy?

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