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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Steve's reaction to mopping the floor?
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. What is Bobo wearing when he comes into the courtroom to testify?
5. How is Steve's verdict communicated visually to the reader?
Short Essay Questions
1. On Sunday the 12th, how does Steve see his brother Jerry?
2. Why did King visit Ms. Moore on the day of the crime?
3. What has O'Brien asked Steve to do when his response is to write down Mr. Sawicki's name twice?
4. What is the visitors' room like?
5. Why was Lorelle Henry in the pharmacy?
6. Who is Eddie, and what is he accused of?
7. What does Steve realize about why there are so many fights in prison after church on Sunday, July 12?
8. How does the medical examiner say Mr. Nesbitt died?
9. What does Henry mean in the pretrial questioning when she says she is having trouble testifying that King was involved in the crime?
10. What is Briggs' objection to what Bobo is wearing when he testifies?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The narrative style of this novel is rather unique. Write an analytical essay that describes and analyzes the particular method Walter Dean Myers uses in Steve's journal entries to establish and communicate this point-of-view. In addition, what are the narrative benefits of such a point-of-view? How do these journal entries most effectively tell those parts of the story?
Essay Topic 2
The fact that Steve is African American plays an important role in the way his court case seems to go, as well as in the way he feels about himself. Describe and analyze the role that race plays in this narrative. You may want to include examples from other characters, white and black, to make your case.
Essay Topic 3
Much of the complexity of this novel rests on the difference between moral innocence and legal innocence. In an analytical essay, define each of these terms and describe the difference between them. Be sure to consider whether or not Steve is morally innocent of his crimes, despite the fact that his legal innocence was established.
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