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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 cries.
(b) She lifts up her hands and closes her eyes.
(c) She yells.
(d) She slams her fist on the table.

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

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

4. Who is the first person to tell Steve and King that they have a verdict?
(a) The judge.
(b) O'Brien.
(c) A guard.
(d) Briggs.

5. During Lorelle Henry's testimony, where does she say she was bringing her granddaughter?
(a) To Harlem Hospital.
(b) To Greenwich Hospital.
(c) To the museum.
(d) To school.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the screenplay scene Steve writes just after his mother leaves, what does King say he "just needs" in order to commit the robbery?

2. What does Steve think his mother is doing when she visits him on Sunday, July 12th?

3. How does Steve describe the look on his mother's face during the judge's instructions to the jury Friday Afternoon, July 17?

4. Whose name does Steve write down twice on his list on Tuesday, July 14?

5. What do the prisoners have for breakfast on Sunday, July 12th?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the medical examiner say Mr. Nesbitt died?

2. What is the visitors' room like?

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

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

5. Why was Lorelle Henry in the pharmacy?

6. What is Briggs' objection to what Bobo is wearing when he testifies?

7. 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.

8. What is Sunset's verdict and sentence?

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

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

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