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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the prologue, Steve is surprised that the prisoners still do what, even though they are strangers?
(a) Ignore each other.
(b) Get along well.
(c) Find ways to love each other.
(d) Find reasons to hurt each other.

2. When we first see Steve in the screenplay description in the first chapter, what is lying on his cot next to him?
(a) A notebook.
(b) A tray.
(c) A suit and tie.
(d) Another inmate.

3. Why does Briggs think it is strange that Evans would have told Wendell Bolton about the stolen goods?
(a) Because they did not know each other.
(b) Because Bolton cannot be trusted.
(c) Because Bolton was not in on the robbery.
(d) Because they are long-time friends.

4. The stage directions refer to Wendell Bolden's hands as what?
(a) Tiny, dry.
(b) Giant, dry.
(c) Sweaty, cracked.
(d) Large, ashy.

5. What is the name of the prisoner who starts a fight with the preacher visiting the jail?
(a) Linden.
(b) Sunset.
(c) Sunrise.
(d) Lynch.

6. What does Steve notice about the other prisoners in his journal from Wednesday, July 8?
(a) They are all pretty young.
(b) Some of them are women.
(c) Most of them are old.
(d) There are many who are younger than he is.

7. According to Osvaldo, how old is he?
(a) 14.
(b) 24.
(c) 17.
(d) 22.

8. What does Acie say about the verdict he expects?
(a) He is innocent.
(b) He wants to go free.
(c) He does not care.
(d) He hopes to get life.

9. In the exterior shot in the screenplay following the note of Tuesday, July 7, who is the heavy woman accompanying the young men?
(a) Peaches.
(b) Precious.
(c) Polly.
(d) Peggy.

10. Why does Steve start writing his own movie?
(a) To make sense of his life.
(b) To get famous.
(c) To show he is not a monster.
(d) To earn money.

11. Where does "Woman 1" say she thinks the "old man who owned the place" is from?
(a) St. Kitts.
(b) Tobago.
(c) Nevis.
(d) Trinidad.

12. What is the color of Petrocelli's suit in Chapter 1?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Gray.
(d) White.

13. What does B&E mean, in the context of this book's courtroom scenes?
(a) Breaking and Entering.
(b) Bully and Eduction.
(c) Batimore and East.
(d) Bilking and Egressing.

14. On what street does Osvaldo live?
(a) Madison Avenue.
(b) 114 Street.
(c) 44th Street.
(d) 144th Street.

15. How old is Mr. Nesbitt at the time of his murder?
(a) 89.
(b) 43.
(c) 46.
(d) 55.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Steve doing in the screenplay when he overhears two women with accents from the neighborhood?

2. What stolen goods does Wendell Bolton buy?

3. When Steve's screenplay describes two women from the neighborhood, which accent do they have?

4. Who is the author of this book?

5. According to Osvaldo, how old is Bobo?

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