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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. What has Steve never seen his father do?
(a) Cry.
(b) Yell.
(c) Swear.
(d) Hit.

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

3. According to Steve in the prologue, when is the best time to cry?
(a) In private.
(b) In the morning.
(c) At night.
(d) During visiting hours.

4. What does O'Brien say a termite looks like?
(a) A cockroach with extra legs.
(b) A honeybee.
(c) An earwig with wings.
(d) An ant with wings.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the subtitle of the movie listed in the credits in Chapter 1?

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

3. 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?

4. What does Steve notice about the other prisoners in his journal from Wednesday, July 8?

5. Which superhero does Jerry think Steve should be?

Short Essay Questions

1. In his journal notes for Tuesday, July 7, why does Steve say he needs to keep thinking of the movie?

2. What does James King look like on the first day of the trial?

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

4. When Steve gets dressed for court on Thursday, July 9 and thinks of his mother, what is she doing?

5. Why does O'Brien say things are looking bad for Steve's case after Osvaldo's testimony?

6. Why do the charges against Wendell Bolden get dropped?

7. What is Steve doing when the police come to arrest him and take him away from home?

8. What does Star Wars have to do with the way Steve designs the beginning of his film?

9. What does Steve think his father's crying means?

10. Why is one of the other prisoners, Acie, not worried about his impending verdict?

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