Walter Dean Myers- "Monster"

What did Myers think about the noise of the kids leaving the school bus?

• He thought they were a distraction.

• He thought it was sad because the kid on trial was the same age as the kids getting off the bus. 

Why was Walter Dean Myers inspired to write Monster?

• He had a dream about a boy named Steve on trial for murder.

• He had real life experiences of seeing teens in courtrooms.

Myers says he wants to "break the cycle"? What cycle is he talking about?

• The cycle of kids going to prison when their parents are also in prison. 

• The cycle of kids dropping out of school. 

The character, Steve Harmon, from the novel, Monster, knows that there are certain things you shouldn't do.

• True

• False

A problem for Steve is that he usually goes with the __________ choice.

• hardest

• easiest

• best 

• worst

Walter Dean Myers writes this novel in an unusual way. He writes it as ___________.

• a poem and a song

• a screenplay and Steve's personal diary

How does changing from 1st Person to 3rd Person point of view change this young man's story for Myers?

• Myers is confused about the connection between the young man and the crime.

• Myers thinks the young man distances himself from the crime.

Steve distances himself from the crime by _________.

• writing it as a screenplay

• saying he is innocent

In the novel Monster, Steve Harmon uses 1st person to talk about himself and 3rd person to talk about.....

• His friends

• The crime