M ONSTER R EVIEW Vocabulary #4 Journal Entries TestimoniesCharactersSummation s Bonus Question: 5000 pts

T OPIC 1: 200 Question: What word means to show a boastful display of boldness? Answer Bravado

T OPIC 1: 400 Question: What word means to assert or declare without proof? Answer Alleged

T OPIC 1: 600 Question: What is a synonym for the words stain or dishonor? Answer Taint

T OPIC 1: 800 Question: What is an antonym of hide or repress? Answer Elicit

T OPIC 1: 1000 Question: What is the definition of the word contention? Answer Conflict, disruption, dissension.

T OPIC 2: 200 Question: Why does Steve begin writing in his journal and creating a screen play for a movie? Answer To figure out how he has ended up in this position. He is trying to make sense of his life.

T OPIC 2: 400 Question: In Steve’s journal entries, he gives us additional information about the trial. What does he say about the “cheap trick” Petrocelli uses at the end of the week? Answer O’Brien tells Steve, again, Petrocelli has intentionally showed the jurors pictures of Alguinaldo Nesbitt before they adjourn for the weekend and they will be left with the images in their minds until they return to court.

T OPIC 2: 600 Question: When Steve writes about his mother coming to visit. What does she bring for Steve? Answer A bible

T OPIC 2: 800 Question: What were some of the goals Steve’s father had planned for him? Answer To go to the same college as him, Morehouse College. To play football. He had hoped Steve would do some of the same things he did and live a better life.

T OPIC 2: 1000 Question: At the end of the novel, in Steve’s final journal entry, what is he reflecting on? Answer He wants to figure out what O’Brien saw on his face when he was acquitted. He also wants to figure out how he feels about himself.

T OPIC 3: 200 Question: In who’s testimony do we hear who was the first person to discover the body of Alguinaldo Nesbitt? Answer Jose Delgado

T OPIC 3: 400 Question: Who’s testimony does not place Steve at the scene of the crime? Answer Lorelle Henry

T OPIC 3: 600 Question: What does Bobo Evans say about Steve’s involvement in the robbery? Answer Bobo says Steve came out of the store and gave no signal, which King and him took as the okay to move forward. He tells the court he had no contact with Steve and King was the one who set everything up with him.

T OPIC 3: 800 Question: Osvaldo Cruz tells the prosecution he was scared of the older men and that is why he participated in the robbery. How does O’Brien’s cross- examination counter this statement? Answer Osvaldo Cruz admits he is a gang, the Diablos, and in order to get in he had to cut someone where “it shows.” He also admits to getting a girl pregnant and fighting other club members.

T OPIC 3: 1000 Question: When Steve takes the stand what tactic has O’Brien prepped him to use? What are his responses like? Answer Steve’s answers are vague. He limits his interactions with all the state’s witnesses, therefore sending the message to jury that he is not the same as them.

T OPIC 4: 200 Question: Who is Steve’s film teacher? Answer Mr. Sawicki

T OPIC 4: 400 Question: Which character believes he is not guilty because he locked himself in a jewelry store and then called the police to get him out? Answer Ernie

T OPIC 4: 600 Question: Which witness called the detective to tip them off about the robbery? Hint: He was in jail for stealing baseball cards. Answer Zinzi

T OPIC 4: 800 Question: This character testifies as King’s alibi and states he was with him or her during the time of the robbery. Answer Dorothy Moore

T OPIC 4: 1000 Question: This witness testifies that King is left handed. Briggs attempts to use this as evidence that King could not have shot Mr. Nesbitt. Answer George Nipping

T OPIC 5: 200 Question: What does Petrocelli remind the Jury this case is not about? Answer The case is not about the character of any of the witnesses. It is about the death of Mr. Nesbitt.

T OPIC 5: 400 Question: What does Ms. Petrocelli say about Steve’s involvement in the robbery and how well he did it? Answer Steve was the lookout, but perhaps not a good one.

T OPIC 5: 600 Question: What makes Mr. Briggs’ closing statements weak? What is he focusing on? Answer He argues that the witnesses brought to testify can not be trusted because they are all criminals.

T OPIC 5: 800 Question: What does Ms. O’Brien argue in her summations? Answer Lorelle Henry did not see Steve. The testimony from Bobo proves Steve did not give any signal.

T OPIC 5: 1000 Question: According the Judge’s directions, what must the jurors consider while deliberating Steve’s verdict? Answer Without reasonable doubt if the jurors believe Steve was in the drugstore, even if he did pull the trigger, they must return a verdict of guilty. Otherwise they must return a verdict of not guilty.

The Winner Of The Last Round Write Down How Many Points You Are Willing To Risk If You get the Question right you win that amount of points If you get it wrong you lose the points!

Question: What are two morals or life lessons we learn from the novel? Answer “you act like garbage, they’ll treat you like garbage.” Be wary of the company you keep. The decisions you make can determine the rest of your life.