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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. How does Petrocelli frame Doctor Moody's answer about the cause of death?

2. What, according to Bobo, is a "chrome"?

3. What does O'Brien say she will do over the weekend of Saturday, July 11?

4. Which lawyer requests a sidebar when Bobo enters the courtroom to testify?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does O'Brien say about Petrocelli's bringing the crime scene photos out again just before the long weekend recess?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Steve and King are very different people on trial for the same crime. Write an essay comparing and contrasting these two characters. Be sure to include both examples and details of what they look like, who they are, how they behave, etc., as well as an analysis of the strategies Walter Dean Myers employed to achieve these two different characters.

Essay Topic 2

Some critics might read this novel as a coming of age story, in which Steve's maturation from young man or boy to mature man is one of the themes. In an analytical essay, describe the process of Steve's maturation and development, using specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

This story relies not only on journal entries, but also on scenes from a screenplay to establish plot, setting, characterization, action, and other fictional elements. Write an analytical essay explaining how Walter Dean Myers establishes Steve's point-of-view in these screenplay scenes. In addition, be sure to include detailed analyses of how this specific point-of-view effectively communicates fictional elements including, but not limited to plot, setting, or characterization.

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