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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 causes the delay in the trial on Wednesday, July 8?
(a) The judge has a heart attack.
(b) The stenographer brings the wrong power cord.
(c) The stenographer gets lost on the way to work.
(d) The stenographer quits.

2. What type of criminal charges against Wendell Bolton are dropped?
(a) Possession.
(b) Possession with intent to distribute.
(c) All of the above.
(d) Assault.

3. How old is Mr. Nesbitt at the time of his murder?
(a) 89.
(b) 43.
(c) 46.
(d) 55.

4. What does Steve notice about the other prisoners in his journal from Wednesday, July 8?
(a) There are many who are younger than he is.
(b) They are all pretty young.
(c) Most of them are old.
(d) Some of them are women.

5. If Steve is sentenced to 25 years to life, at least how much time will he have to serve, according to O'Brien?
(a) 24 years and 6 months.
(b) 21 years and 3 months.
(c) 15 years and 3 months.
(d) 20 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the "guy who is going on trial for killing his wife" whom Steve knows in prison?

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

3. Why does the judge call for a break during the intense questioning of Wendell Bolton by Briggs?

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

5. Where does the exterior shot take place in the screenplay following the note of Tuesday, July 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the first shot of the movie (Monday, July 6) feature Steve lying with the blanket over his head?

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

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

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

5. What does Wendell Bolden look and act like?

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

7. In the first journal entry, why does Steve say he does not recognize himself?

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

9. In the prologue, Steve says "they say you get used to being in jail." What is Steve's take on this passage?

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

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