WorksheetsMonster - Novel Quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Monster is the story of ________, who is currently in jail.
Steve Harmon
Jesse James
Steve Hampton
Nickolas Harmon
The story is unique in that while it is told in various formats, it's mostly written like a _________________.
Diary
Stage Play
Movie
Series of Letters
In his opening statements to the jury, Asa Briggs, James King’s lawyer, suggests that the state’s witnesses are unreliable. Specifically, he says that Petrocelli’s “key witnesses are among the most self-serving, heartless people imaginable. Some of them will begin their _____________ by swearing that they are criminals..."
Testimony
Plea Bargain
Subpoena
Flashback
In a flashback meant to show a glimpse of Steve’s character, Steve throws a rock that accidentally hits a guy. Tony later says to Steve, “I didn’t throw that rock. You threw it.” In reply, Steve says, “I didn’t say you threw it. I just said ___________.”
Lie
Run
Fight Back
Call the Cops
In his cell, readers see Steve discussing his trial with some of the other prisoners, including an older prisoner. Steve tells the men that he’s innocent. The older prisoner says, “Yeah, well, somebody got to do some ____________. They’re going to lock somebody up”.
Penance
Time
Apologizing
Standing up for Themselves
The defense needs to show that Cruz is lying about the crime. When O’Brien cross-examines him, she asks if he is a member of a gang. Cruz says no, but soon admits that he is. She continues by asking Cruz what he had to do to get in the gang. He admits that he had to _______________with a knife.
Hold up a Bank
Deface Trees in a Local Park
Cut Someone's Face
Slash all the Tires in the Parking Lot
Steve writes about the visit from his father: “What was going on between us, me being his son and him being my dad, is pushed down and something else is moving up in its place. It’s like a man looking down to see his __________ and seeing a __________ instead”
hands : weapon
family : lost cause
son : monster
dinner : trashcan
Evans also tells us that Steve gave the all clear signal, but he didn't say what that signal was. In fact, he says:
King told him that Steve was supposed to start the robbery and that was the all clear signal.
Steve messed up by not giving a signal and that's why Nesbitt was shot.
He [Steve] didn't say nothing so we [Evans and King] figured it was all right.
He never gives a further response.
Steve, feeling desperate, writes this in his July 14th notes: “Here I am, maybe on the verge of losing my life, or the life I used to have. I can understand why they take your ________ and ________ away from you when you’re in jail”.
clothes : wallet
family : friends
shoelaces : belt
pillow cases : blankets
Because O’Brien can’t coach Steve on what to say on the witness stand, she thinks of the next best thing. In a practice session, O’Brien turns over a ________ anytime she doesn’t like one of Steve’s answers.
Pot of Coffee
File Folder
Light Switch
Cup
In his final notes, written 5 months later, Steve tells readers that his mother doesn’t understand the films he’s been making, and that his father, “with tears in his eyes, held me close and said that he was thankful that I did not have to go to jail. He moved away, and the distance between us seemed to grow bigger and bigger. I understand the distance,” Steve writes. “My father is no longer sure of ____________”.
my character
who I am
the justice system
his place in our family
A reoccurring theme in the novel is how Steve perceives himself and is perceived. This is most evident when he poses one final question. He writes, “When Miss O’Brien looked at me, after we had won the case, what did she see that caused her to turn away? What did she see?”
Based on this question and what we've read in the novel, what could we say O'Brien saw?
A Monster
The Future
A Botched Trial
A Solid Victory
