Feb 24 2010
Reading
Test Friday!
Monster Study Guide
Part I – Although you have been tested on these already, 10 of these words will be on your end of unit test on Friday.
Objection
expression of opposition or disapproval
Proposition
statement or assertion
Felony
serious, often violent, crime
Testimony
witness’s statement under oath
Suspect
subject to or deserving of suspicion
Shackle
restraint or impediment
Monster
inhumanely cruel or wicked person
Allege
declare, esp. without proof
Prosecutor
person who institutes legal proceedings against
Chalk
rub, mark, draw, or write with chalk
Merchandise
goods for sale
Evidence
available facts determining truth or validity
Character
collective qualities that distinguish a person or thing
Fringe
outer edge or margin
Implicated
show to be involved in
Indulging
yield freely
Part II – Answer all of the following questions. I will create 15 multiple choice questions based on these questions already reviewed in class.
Identify parts of the exposition – Characters, Setting, Conflict
Characters
Steve Harmon – Protagonist – 16-year-old boy – Has a brother named Jerry
Is in a film club at school – accused of felony murder found not guilty
Sandra Petrocelli – Prosecutor for the State of New York
Kathy O’Brien – Steve’s Defense Attorney – unsure of whether Steve is guilt or not
Asa Briggs – lawyer defending James King
James King – accused of felony murder – found guilty – 23-year-old-man
Richard “Bobo” Evans – admitted involvement in crime that left Alguinaldo Nesbitt dead – found guilty – Accused of felony murder – testified that James King was involved in crime
Osvaldo Cruz – 14-year-old boy, member of the Diablos, accused of felony murder – testified that James King was involved in crime
Lorelle Henry – witness who placed James King at the scene of the crime
Jose Delgado – drugstore clerk who found Mr. Nesbitt
Alguinaldo Nesbitt – owner of drug store – had a gun – victim of felony murder
Setting – Harlem, New York, early 2000
Conflict – Steve Harmon is on trial for felony murder for allegedly being involved in a robbery where Alguinaldo Nesbitt was murdered
Q: Identify the literary technique used on pages 18 and 19.
A: Flashback
Q: Why do you think the author chose to use this technique?
A: So the reader could learn more about the type of person Steve is.
Q: For what is Steve on trial?
A: Felony murder for his involvement in the death of Alguinaldo Nesbitt
Who – Steve Harmon and James King
What – two men on trial for the death of Alguinaldo Nesbitt
Where – A drugstore in Harlem, New York
When – December 22, 2000
Q: Who is Williams?
A: Good Cop in Good Cop/Bad Cop
A: Steve is too young to receive the death penalty; the case is pretty good against King, so they don’t need Steve
Q: What is his take on the crime?
On page 78, Steve questions O’Brien about how she thinks the trial is going? What is her response?
A: “It could be going better.”
Q: Is Osvaldo a credible witness?
A: No, he is a gang member who is only 14. He has admitted to getting another girl pregnant, he has admitted to slashing the face of someone he didn’t know in order to join the gang, and he is trying to have his sentence reduced.
Q: What does the reaction Steve has on page 121 suggest about the crime?
A: He stared at the screen, mouth open as if in shock.
Q: What was the reaction of Steve to the description of Mr. Nesbitt’s cause of death?
A: Steve catches his breath sharply.
Q: How was his reaction different than King’s?
A: Has head tilted to one side, seemingly without a care.
What is the difference that Ms. O’Brien points out between Steve saying, “I’m not guilty.” and “I didn’t do it.”
Q: What does Steve say was the reason he was in the drug store at the time of the robbery?
A: He went to the store to get a pack of mints.
Q: Whose name did Steve write down twice on the list he was asked to make of people he admired?
A: Mr. Sawicki, Steve’s film teacher
Q: How did Petrocelli make Ms. Moore’s testimony seem untrue?
A: She made her admit that King didn’t have a job, but yet he bought her a lamp. Somehow it broke, so there is no evidence that she ever had it.
Q: To what does Mr. Nipping testify?
A: James King is left handed and therefore could not have been responsible for shooting Alguinaldo Nesbitt.
Q: Why does O’Brien use the game with the cup?
A: Because legally she can not tell him what to say on the stand.
Part III – Quotation Recognition – 10 quotes taken from the story and you have to identify who said them.
O’Brien – “My job is to make sure the law works for you as well as against you, and to make you a human being in the eyes of the jury.”
Steve Harmon – “It was me, I thought as I tried not to throw up, that had wanted to be tough like them.”
Steve Harmon – “Think about all the tomorrow’s of your life.”
Mr. Sawicki – “It is my belief that to make an honest film, one has to be an honest person.”
Petrocelli – “…there are also monsters in our communities – people who are willing to steal and to kill, people who disregard the rights of others.”
Jose Delgado – “That’s my hobby. I have a black belt in karate.”
Jerry – “I bet you’d be a cool superhero. You know who you should be?”
Bobo – “I been arrested for breaking and entering, grand theft auto, and one time for taking a car radio and one time for fighting a guy what died.”
Steve Harmon – “Truth is truth. It’s what you know to be right.
James King – “I need to get paid, man. I ain’t got nothing between my butt and the ground but a rag.”
Part IV – Connecting with the text. Short answer
Homework – Work on Monster Final Project