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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 does Steve's mother do when the verdict is read?
(a) She slams her fist on the table.
(b) She yells.
(c) She cries.
(d) She lifts up her hands and closes her eyes.

2. Why is Jerry not in the visitor's room?
(a) He had to go to church.
(b) He is not allowed.
(c) He does not visit.
(d) He escaped.

3. What card game does Steve play in his cell after church on Sunday, July 12th?
(a) Hearts.
(b) Bid whist.
(c) Blackjack.
(d) Poker.

4. When Steve's parents come to visit on Sunday, July 12th, what do they bring news of?
(a) Distant cousins.
(b) School.
(c) His lawyers.
(d) The neighborhood.

5. On Tuesday, July 14, after Bobo's testimony, what does Steve think to himself about the reason so many of the men there are in jail?
(a) Because someone lied to them.
(b) Because they lie to themselves.
(c) Because they lie to the judge.
(d) Because they lie to each other.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Petrocelli say about Bobo's attire when he comes into the courtroom to testify?

2. What time do visiting hours start on Sundays?

3. What does O'Brien ask Steve to write down on Tuesday, July 14?

4. On July 17, what kind of decision does Petrocelli say Steve has made?

5. What kind of sports game is on TV Sunday, July 12th, which Steve said does not "look real"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who owns thel gun used in the crime, and is it a legal gun?

2. How is the visual image of the courtroom just before Steve's verdict is read represented?

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

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

5. What does O'Brien say she is going to do on the weekend of the 11th?

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

7. What is Sunset's verdict and sentence?

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

9. How do Steve's parents act when they come to visit on Sunday the 12th?

10. How do readers know what Steve's verdict is, based on the screenplay?

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