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

2. How does Petrocelli frame Doctor Moody's answer about the cause of death?
(a) "His lungs were removed."
(b) "He literally drowned in his own blood."
(c) "His heart was torn apart."
(d) "He suffocated on his own blood."

3. 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) Woodwinds.
(d) Strings.

4. When Steve's parents come to visit on Sunday, July 12th, what do they bring news of?
(a) His lawyers.
(b) Distant cousins.
(c) School.
(d) The neighborhood.

5. What is King's verdict?
(a) Not guilty.
(b) Hung jury.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Mistrial.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object did Bobo bring to Moore?

2. How is King's verdict communicated to the reader?

3. What is Steve's verdict?

4. What is the profession of the first witness Petrocelli calls on Monday, July 13th?

5. What happened to the object Bobo gave Moore the day he came to visit her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the prisoners eat for breakfast on Sunday, July 12?

2. Why is Ms. Moore not at work the day King came to see her?

3. How do Steve's parents act when they come to visit on Sunday the 12th?

4. When O'Brien comes to see Steve on July 14 after Bobo's testimony, what does she say she has to now do in court to save Steve?

5. What is the visitors' room like?

6. How is the visual image of the courtroom just before Steve's verdict is read represented?

7. How do readers know what Steve's verdict is, based on the screenplay?

8. Why did King visit Ms. Moore on the day of the crime?

9. What has O'Brien asked Steve to do when his response is to write down Mr. Sawicki's name twice?

10. Describe the type of music Steve writes in his journal on July 17th that he is going to put on the soundtrack of his film.

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