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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. What part of the movie does Steve feel like he has walked into in the prologue?
(a) The middle.
(b) The credits.
(c) The beginning.
(d) The climax.

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

3. Steve's father tells Steve that although he had never made the team for this sport, he hopes Steve will. What sport is he talking about?
(a) Football.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Baseball.

4. Where does the exterior shot take place in the screenplay following the note of Tuesday, July 7?
(a) 141st Street.
(b) 47th Street.
(c) 191st Street.
(d) Wall Street.

5. Why does the prisoner who wants to read Steve's screenplay say he likes the screenplay?
(a) Because of the action.
(b) Because of the resolution.
(c) Because of the title.
(d) Because of the tattoos.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his journal from Wednesday, July 8, where does Steve say that he does not feel involved with his own case?

2. Which superhero does Jerry think Steve should be?

3. What crime is prisoner Acie accused of?

4. According to Osvaldo's testimony, why did he participate in the robbery?

5. What action on Acie's part does Steve say really "got to me"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the first shot of the movie (Monday, July 6) feature Steve lying with the blanket over his head?

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

7. What does Steve say in his journal for Tuesday, July 7, that all the other prisoners are always talking about?

8. What is so shocking about Steve's father crying?

9. What does Wendell Bolden look and act like?

10. Why does O'Brien say things are looking bad for Steve's case after Osvaldo's testimony?

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