Question

Read the excerpt from Monster.

CUT TO: PETROCELLI riffling through papers. She stops occasionally, looks toward STEVE, and nods. PETROCELLI leans back in her chair and visually confronts STEVE for a long beat. Then she gets up and goes to podium.


What is Petrocelli most likely trying to do here?


A. make Steve feel uncomfortable

B. think of a good question to ask

C. take a rest before she questions Steve

D. get the courtroom audience's attention

Answer 1

What Petrocelli is most likely trying to do here is to make Steve feel uncomfortable.

Step-by-step explanation:

"Monster" by Walter Dean Myers is the story of a young boy Steve Harmon who has been accused of murder in a robbery that went wrong, in this excerpt Petrocelli, who wants Steve to get into jail for the crime he is being accused of uses this technique to make him feel uncomfortable and perhaps nervous so he makes a mistake and lose the case.

Answer 2

The answer is: A) Make Steve feel uncomfortable.

That's because she is trying to proof him that she has the evidence and the ability to send him to prison; she doesn't see Steve as a person but a monster and wants him in jail.