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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 is the mood of Steve's parents when they come to visit him on Sunday, July 12th?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Overjoyed.
(c) Upbeat.
(d) Sad.

2. 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) Strings.
(b) Electronic.
(c) Woodwinds.
(d) Brass.

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

4. What does O'Brien say she has to find a way to do in the eyes of the jury, now that Bobo has testified?
(a) Separate Steve from Bobo.
(b) Separate Steve from herself.
(c) Separate Steve from King.
(d) Separate Bobo from King.

5. On Tuesday, July 14, after Bobo's testimony, Steve says he can understand what about the prison guards?
(a) Why they make such awful food.
(b) Why they take away your shoelaces and belts.
(c) Why they make prisoners do disgusting chores.
(d) Why they want to get better jobs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the bad trick O'Brien says Petrocelli is using during the note of Friday, July 10th?

2. On Tuesday, July 14, after Bobo's testimony, what does Steve think to himself about the reason so many of the men there are in jail?

3. On July 17, what kind of decision does Petrocelli say Steve has made?

4. Who does Steve attempt to hug when he hears his verdict?

5. What game do the guys in Steve's cell play on Saturday, July 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Once each lawyer has rested her case, Steve writes in his journal on Friday, July 17 that it's understandable why other prisoners are obsessed with appeals. What does he realize about their obsession?

4. What does Henry mean in the pretrial questioning when she says she is having trouble testifying that King was involved in the crime?

5. When Briggs questions Henry about identifying King, what does she admit about the photographs the police showed her?

6. Who is Eddie, and what is he accused of?

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

8. What is Sunset's verdict and sentence?

9. 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.

10. Who owns thel gun used in the crime, and is it a legal gun?

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