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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. Why is the detective not going to read the affidavit on Wednesday, July 8?
(a) He is on vacation.
(b) He is having problems with a hemorrhoid operation.
(c) He is working on a serious case.
(d) He is being transferred.

2. In the credits in Chapter 1, Osvaldo Cruz is credited as what?
(a) Weakling.
(b) Thug.
(c) Tough Guy.
(d) Tough Guy Wannabe.

3. What time of day does Steve say someone in prison might get beaten up for sniffling?
(a) When the lights go out.
(b) At breakfast.
(c) At lunch.
(d) At nap time.

4. What does Steve wonder in the prologue if he will still do what when the trial is over?
(a) Recognize himself.
(b) Be in prison.
(c) Be able to breathe.
(d) Have any friends.

5. In what is Steve writing down his story?
(a) On the walls of his cell.
(b) A notebook.
(c) The margins of his Bible.
(d) On his arm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Steve provide for why two particular items are taken away from prisoners?

2. What does Acie say about the verdict he expects?

3. Which two items are taken away from prisoners, according to Steve?

4. What is Steve's last name?

5. In Steve's notes for Tuesday, July 7th, he notes that one prisoner has a knife. What is this knife actually made of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Star Wars have to do with the way Steve designs the beginning of his film?

2. What does James King look like on the first day of the trial?

3. When the newscaster in Steve's "notes" section of the screenplay asks a passerby if he is shocked by the crime, what is the man's response?

4. How can Steve's lawyer be described?

5. When Steve gets dressed for court on Thursday, July 9 and thinks of his mother, what is she doing?

6. In his journal notes for Tuesday, July 7, why does Steve say he needs to keep thinking of the movie?

7. What does Steve say happens if anyone knows you are crying in prison?

8. What does Wendell Bolden look and act like?

9. When does Steve say he feels most involved with his case?

10. When Steve decides to write a movie, what does he say it will be a story of?

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