Characters
Quote Identification
Vocabulary
Scenes in Novel
Miscellaneous
100
Defense (Steve's) Attorney
Who is Kathy O'Brien
100
I go to bed every night terrified out of my mind. I have nightmares whenever I close my eyes.
Who is Steve Harmon
100
Someone who has committed a crime-- or at least done something pretty bad.
What is a perpetrator?
100
Steve Harmon is considered most often in the book as a
What is a Monster?
100
The clown wears a fluffy , two-tone nylon costume. The left side of the outfit is light blue, and the right side is a fire red. This is an example of what type of writing?
What is descriptive?
200
Tough Guy Wannabe, member of the Diablos
Who is Osvaldo Cruz?
200
"All they can do is out me in jail, they can't touch my soul."
Who is Acie?
200
A widely held but fixed and over simplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
What is a stereotype?
200
Both Jose Delgado and Salvatore Zinzi were witnesses in the trial. Why were these two men called to be witnesses?
He worked at the store; he knew information about the crime
200
A conversation between characters in a text in order to express emotion is called...
What is dialogue
300
Cashier at Mr. Nesbitt's store, found the dead body
Who is Jose Delgado
300
"They ain't got nothing yet," he said. Osvaldo don't mean nothing 'cause they let him walk. Anybody can see that."
Who is James King
300
An expression or feeling of disapproval or opposition; a reason for disagreeing.
What is Objection
300
At the end of the story, Steve goes to hug Miss O'Brien after the trial, but she turned away. Steve wanted to know
What did she see?
300
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
What is imagery?
400
The Rat, charged with armed robbery of store
Who is Richard "Bobo" Evans
400
"You're young, you're Black and you're on trial. What else do they need to know?"
Who is Miss O'Brien?
400
unfriendly, aggressive
What is hostile?
400
During a flashback scene, Steve and his younger brother Jerry were watching cartoons. What character did Jerry want Steve to be and why?
Batman, so he could be Robin.
400
the narrator's position in relation to the story being told.
What is point of view?
500
Steve's Film teacher, testified on his behalf
Who is Mr. Sawicki
500
"Nothing. But there's rule you got to follow. You do the crime, you do the time. You act like garbage, they treat you like garbage."
Who is old prisoner?
500
in an open, honest and direct manner
What is frankly?
500
"Naw, ain't nothing to it. If the man wants you, he got you. Ain't nothing to it, man. " Which character said this line and WHEN?
Who is James King before the verdict
500
What are flashbacks used for?
- Flashbacks are often used to recount events that happened before the story's primary sequence of events to fill in crucial back-story.