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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. Where does Steve see Jerry on Sunday, July 12?

2. In which prison or jail is Bobo serving time?

3. Why is Jerry not in the visitor's room?

4. How is Steve's verdict communicated visually to the reader?

5. How many guys does Steve have to mop the floor with?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. What is the visitors' room like?

5. On Sunday the 12th, how does Steve see his brother Jerry?

6. What happens when Steve is made to mop the floor?

7. What is Sunset's verdict and sentence?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While novels are written media, screenplays are the written version of a visual media, film. This book also contains several typographical elements as well as photographs and drawings to communicate visual information. Taking into account all of these formats, describe the fictional strategies Myers has employed to construct imagery and images in this book. How does he blend visual media with written media effectively?

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

Using specific textual examples, describe and contextualize the way Walter Dean Myers uses the word "monster" in this book. Be sure to consider how the author means it literally as well as metaphorically or symbolically, and be sure to discuss to which character(s) this word applies.

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