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WorksheetsMonster Quiz 1
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 16mins
According to Petrocelli, what is this case about?
This case is about a crime that was committed on the 22nd of December when Alguinaldo Nesbitt, was murdered.
This case is about monsters.
In this case we're not just trying criminals. Our whole justice system is on trial here. Deals for information, criminals racing to see who can rat out the others first to get a reduced sentence. Wha thas our court system come to? With your verdict you're not only judging the facts of the case;you are judging our entire justice system.
This case is about truth and survival. Who is telling the truth, and who is just trying to survive?
Lawyer representing the court case for the government.
Defense lawyer
hurdy-gurdy
Prosecutor
Obscene
This is a serious crime that can be punished by jail time.
misdemeanor
felony
affidavit
manslaughter
Who is the narrator in the story?
James King
Walter Dean Myers
Bobo
Steve Harmon
What was Steve on trial for?
Attempted robbery
Felony murder
Grand larceny
Grand theft auto
Why does Steve think the night is the best time to cry?
He could be in his bed when he cries
No other inmate hears you
The guards will feel bad for him.
Who is the prosecutor for the state of NY, trying to get King and Steve convicted of felony murder
Asa Briggs
Sandra Petrocelli
Kathy O'Brien
Sal Zinzi
What does the prosecutor call Steve?
A teenager
Monster
Mean
Murderer
Why is the book named MONSTER?
Steve is a monster who murdered an innocent man.
The prosecutor calls Steve a monster in court.
There is a serial killer, a monster, who framed Steve.
Steve is surrounded by monsters in prison.
Why does Steve decide to go through his criminal trial as if he is writing a movie?
He wants to be a movie producer when he is done
He thinks this will make him famous
He is scared, and this is the only way he can deal with things.
Life is just a movie anyway
Where is the narrator at the beginning of the story?
In film class
In a park
One the street
Manhattan Detention Center
From whose point of view is the story told?
The Judge's
Steve Harmon's
The author's
James King's
Who is Mr. Sawicki?
A detective
Owner of the store who was murdered
Advisor of the film club that Steve is a member of at school
Steve's father
Who is Alguinaldo Nesbitt?
A witness to the murder in the courtroom
The 55-year old store owner who is killed in the robbery
King’s attorney
A detective on the case
What had Osvaldo done that O'Brien used against him to hopefully help Steve?
He played ball with BoBo and King
He didn't do anything
He had to cut someone in the face to join the gang, Diablos
He committed murder twice.
How does O'Brien, Steve's lawyer, feel things are going for him?
Great, he's going to be found innocent.
The jury is seeing him as a monster.
She's worried people will have trouble seeing him differently than Bobo and King.
What does Miss O’Brien say part of her job is?
To show any little"cracks" in the prosecutor’s case
To figure out whether Steve is really guilty or not
To create Monsters
To make Steve look human in the eyes of the jury
Why does Miss O’Brien put the pictures of Mr. Nesbitt in front of Steve on the table?
She wants him to realize what he has done, to confess, and to be sorry.
She wants him to look at them so she can see who he is through his reaction.
She thinks they might be helpful to him in his film.
She knows the photos will upset him. She wants the jury to see him agitated and uneasy.
What did Bobo and King do after the robbery?
They went out to eat chicken and wedges.
They hung out in the house so no one would see them.
They went shopping.
They walked to the park.
