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

2. In Steve's notes for Tuesday, July 7th, he notes that one prisoner has a knife. What is this knife actually made of?
(a) A hairbursh handle.
(b) A toothbrush handle.
(c) A pen.
(d) A shoe.

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

4. In the exterior shot in the screenplay following the note of Tuesday, July 7, who is the heavy woman accompanying the young men?
(a) Peaches.
(b) Peggy.
(c) Polly.
(d) Precious.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the prologue, Steve is surprised that the prisoners still do what, even though they are strangers?

2. In what is Steve writing down his story?

3. What is the name of the prisoner who wants to read Steve's screenplay?

4. Why does Steve think Petrocelli is using Bolden's testimony?

5. What does O'Brien say a termite looks like?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Steve decides to write a movie, what does he say it will be a story of?

3. What is so shocking about Steve's father crying?

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

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

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

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

8. What are the reasons, according to O'Brien, that Steve should take this trial "very, very seriously"?

9. How can Steve's lawyer be described?

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

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