Who gave the following statement?
"At first I didn't see anything -- which I knew was weird because Mr. Nesbitt wouldn't leave the place empty. I went around behind the counter and I saw Mr. Nesbitt on the floor."
Who is Jose Delgado
100
facts that can prove that something is true or false
What is evidence
100
The two main formats used in the story?
What are Steve's journal entries and screenplay
100
What is Steve's brother's name?
What is Jerry
200
Steve's lawyer
Who is Kathy O'Brien
200
Who gave the following statement?
"He said he knew about a drugstore holdup where a guy was killed, and he was thinking of turning the guy in to get a break."
Who is Zinzi
200
Define felony
What is serious, often violent, crime
200
This is when the author chooses to include information from an episode in a character's past
What is a flashback
200
Where is the story set?
What is Manhattan (New York City)
300
This character knew who committed the murder at the drugstore and was going to turn him in to get out of jail
Who is Wendell Bolden
300
"You were in jail trying to be a good citizen? Or were you really just trying to get out of jail and not caring who you put in? Isn't that what you're doing? Well, isn't it?"
Who is Briggs
300
This is a group of unbiased people who ultimately decide if the defendant is innocent or guilty
What is a jury
300
Steve decides to write his experience in his trial as the screenplay to a movie. Why?
What is because he thinks it will make the trial seem more real. He is in disbelief that he is on trial for murder.
300
How old is Steve Harmon?
What is 16 years old
400
The prosecutor in Steve's trial
Who is Sandra Petrocelli
400
"I hate this place. I hate this place. I can't write it enough times to make it look the way I feel. I hate, hate, hate this place!!"
Who is Steve Harmon
400
The decision made at the end of a trial
What is a verdict
400
The bold text that tells the reader what's going on is called...
What is stage directions
400
What was Steve's role supposed to be in the murder?
What is stand outside the drugstore and watch for any police or passersby
500
This character was the person who actually turned in the murderer and got out of jail. He gave his testimony in Steve's trial.
Who is Zinzi
500
CUT TO: GUARDS, who hurriedly finish breakfast. STENOGRAPHER takes machine into COURTROOM. They unshackle STEVE ans take him toward door.
What is stage directions.
500
Daily Double! What is the term for a person who is on trial, and the term for the lawyer representing them?
What is a defendant and the defense
500
Daily Double! In the stage directions, what does the abbreviation "CU" stand for?
What is close-up
500
What are the names of the three witnesses we've heard from so far?