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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. When Steve decides to write a movie, where does he say he learned to block out scenes?
(a) At home.
(b) In the prison library.
(c) From a book.
(d) At school.

2. What is Steve worried that his father sees when he looks down at him?
(a) A murderer.
(b) A monster.
(c) A son.
(d) A mistake.

3. What is Steve's last name?
(a) Hawthorne.
(b) Hamad.
(c) Harmon.
(d) Hamann.

4. What is the name of the "guy who is going on trial for killing his wife" whom Steve knows in prison?
(a) Linden.
(b) Lindenberger.
(c) Lynch.
(d) Berg.

5. Why is Steve having stomach problems on Wednesday, July 8?
(a) He is nervous.
(b) He has allergies.
(c) He cannot use the bathroom in front of the other prisoners.
(d) The prison food is bad.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the credits in Chapter One, Kathy O'Brien is credited as what?

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

3. How old is Mr. Nesbitt at the time of his murder?

4. What color suit is Steve wearing when Osvaldo identifies him in court?

5. How does Detective Karyl describe the scene when he enters the drugstore?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the prologue, Steve says "they say you get used to being in jail." What is Steve's take on this passage?

2. How does the typeface of Steve's journal entries indicate stress or special meaning on certain words?

3. Describe the kind of movie Steve says it feels as if he has stepped into?

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

5. How can Steve's lawyer be described?

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

7. Why do the charges against Wendell Bolden get dropped?

8. How does Detective Karyl describe the crime scene at the pharmacy?

9. What kind of knife does one prisoner have? Describe it.

10. Why is one of the other prisoners, Acie, not worried about his impending verdict?

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