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Who is Jerry Harmon?
Steve's litter brother
The coach
Key witness
The judge
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What is a hurdy-gurdy?
A portable handheld organ
An infectious disease
A popular dance move
Your grandmother
3
What is characterization?
Description that helps a book come alive
Description that helps readers connect to characters
When an author gives a character some personality
All of the above
4
Why does Steve wait until night time to cry in jail?
So that he can cry into his pillow
So that his crying will be muffled by the screams of others
None of the above
Trick question! Steve doesn't cry in jail
5
Who is Kathy O'Brien?
Steve's defense attorney
The prosecutor
The mother
The judge
6
How does Steve feel in the courtroom?
Exhilarated
Terrified
Optimistic
Hopeful
7
What do they make you get rid of in jail?
Your sense of humor
Your clothes
Your sanity
Your shoelaces and belt
8
Who is Wendell Bolden?
all of the above
Key witness
victim
Grocery store clerk
9
What does 'cross-examine' mean?
To call forth a second witness for questioning
Question a witness a 2nd time to discredit earlier answer
Cross the courtroom and question from the other side
I hate this question
10
What is a narrator?
The sidekick in a story
The bad guy in a story
All of the above
The main voice telling a story
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What is nonfiction?
All of the above
Autobiographical essays
News reports/editorials
Biographies
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What is admissible (in legal terms)?
Permission to leave the courtroom
A narrator in a story
Evidence or testimony that is allowed in court
An overrule
13
In writing, what is prose?
Characters in a book that pose as something they're not
None of the above
An essay that reads like poetry
Eloquent writing that has a rhythmic, poetic flow
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Why does Steve write about the trial as if it were a film?
Because he dreams of becoming a filmmaker
All of the above
Because he wants to share the story with his family
Because it helps him to pretend it's not happening
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What is a screen-write?
A film made for the stage
A piece of writing crafted for stage or film
Poetry on a smartphone
A movie adapted to a book
16
What is a montage?
A rapid succession of different images, such as in film
A collage of photos in a power point
A beautiful sunset
A collection of poems
17
What does 'sustained' mean?
Held to a high precedent
I don't care
Allowed to stand in a court proceeding
An uncomfortable feeling
18
What is an author?
An artist
A photographer
A person who published a written work
All of the above
19
Who is Salvatore Zinzi?
Key witness
The police officer
The Rat's rat
The thug's thug
20
What does it mean to read between the lines?
To dissect paragraphs
To find abstract words in a sentence
To find meaning that the author doesn't state directly
All of the above
21
Why is Steve in jail?
None of the above
He was accused of being an accomplice to a serious crime
He sold drugs
He robbed a corner market
22
Who is Richard "Bobo" Evans?
The rat
The mouse
The lion
The dog
23
What is theme (in relation to literature)?
The main character of a book
Any reference to nature in a book
The rhythm and flow of writing
The main purpose or idea in a piece of writing
24
What is a metaphor?
An idea or image writers use to stand for something else
A gorgeous picture on Instagram
A tree that looks like a flower
A moral that feels like philosophy
25
Who is Steve Harmon?
They key witness
The attorney
The narrator and main character
None of the above
26
Who is Mr. Sawicki?
The film teacher
The father
The judge
The defense lawyer
27
Who is James King?
The defense attorney
The thug
The prosecutor
The inmate
28
Who is Sandra Petrocelli?
The prosecutor
The judge
The mother
The defense lawyer
29
What does 'alleged' mean?
Hasty assumptions made about others
Brought forward as an argument without proof
All of the above
Empty arguments without backup logic or evidence
30
What is an accomplice?
An innocent bystander to a crime scene
A fondness for adventure
An offer to join someone on a journey
A helper in a crime or attempted crime
31
How is Monster an example of racism?
It shows how the legal system has bias
All of the above
It shows how the legal system stereotypes
It shows how the legal system discriminates
32
What is a moral agenda in a book?
A contradiction in terms
A metaphor for change
A moral message meant to influence the reader
A sudden shift in the author's opinion
33
What is a felony?
A crime that can receive jail time or community service
None of the above
A flavor of ice cream
A serious crime that can be punishable by jail time
34
What is fiction?
Made up stories
novellas
Novels
all of the above
35
What is a mosaic?
A pattern made by arranging small bits of colored stone
A delicious desert
A planet in outerspace
A picture of animals
36
Who is Jose Delgado?
Steve's best friend
none of the above
The thug's sidekick
Key witness
37
What is literature?
Published written works
All of the above
Music
Poetry
38
What is dialogue?
A diagonal relationship between characters
A log of important quotes
What characters say in a story
A journal of poems
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Who is Asa Briggs?
The Rat
The judge
King's defense attorney
The witness
