Characters
Who is the main character on trial for felony murder?
Who is Steve Harmon?
The story alternates between Steve’s journal and what other format?
What is a screenplay?
In a screenplay, “INT.” stands for what?
What is Interior?
What is the genre of Monster?
What is a realistic fiction?
What is the name of Steve’s defense attorney?
Who is Kathy O’Brien?
What was stolen during the drugstore robbery?
What is money and cigarettes?
What does “EXT.” mean in Steve’s screenplay?
What is Exterior?
Who is the author of Monster?
Who is Walter Dean Myers?
Which character actually pulled the trigger during the robbery?
Who is James King?
What role was Steve allegedly playing in the robbery?
What is a lookout?
What does “CU” mean in film terms?
What is Close-Up?
What item found at the crime scene connects to the robbery?
The gun that belonged to Mr. Nesbitt, the store owner.
Who testifies that Steve was supposed to signal if the store was clear?
Who is Osvaldo Cruz?
Where does most of the novel take place?
What is the Manhattan Criminal Court and jail?
What does “VO” stand for, often used when Steve narrates his thoughts?
What is Voice Over?
What is Steve doing throughout the story to cope with being in jail?
He is writing in his journal and imagining his life as a movie.
What is the name of the store owner who was killed?
Who is Mr. Nesbitt?
Why does Steve decide to film his experience as if it were a movie?
Because it helps him cope with fear and confusion by separating himself from reality — viewing his life as a story rather than something happening to him.
What does “O.S.” or “O.C.” mean in a script, like when a character speaks but isn’t on screen?
What is Off-Screen (or Off-Camera)?
What does Steve do in jail to try to understand the people around him?
He observes and writes about fellow inmates and their behaviors in his journal, trying to make sense of his environment.