Name: ______Per. ____ Date: 2-18-16

READING CHECK ON “IT’S A STICK UP!”

Directions: Read the following paragraphs from the article “It’s a stick up!” Then, look for specific details from the paragraphs that provide information about the characters. Use complete sentences in your explanations.

(paragraphs 21 & 22)

“Judge Alan Johnson was clearly impressed by Donaldson,describing the defendant as "out of the ordinary". But he was not fooled by the performance. Johnson locked Donaldson away for just under six years and ordered that, on his release, he be delivered to US Immigration officials for deportation.

Apart from his prison duties, Donaldson busies himself these days preparing an appeal against his conviction and drafting his defense on a charge that he stole his friend Kevin Day's vehicle - the Toyota SUV in which he made his getaway.”

1. Describe the two punishments Donaldson received from Judge Alan Johnson.

Donaldson’s 1st punishment: ______

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Donaldson’s 2nd punishment: ______

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2. When Donaldson used Kevin Day’s Toyota Tundra in the bank robbery, we assumed that Kevin Day was his

friend. What detail(s) in paragraph 22 suggests that Donaldson was not really Kevin Day’s friend?

Detail(s) that suggest Donaldson is not really Day’s friend: ______

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Explanation of how/why the details show Donaldson is not really Day’s friend: ______

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(paragraph 23)

He guffaws on being told of the theorizing that he had staged the bank robbery as a device to land himself in prison and thereby to avoid a possible thrashing at the hands of angry clients. "You have to be joking," he tells me. "In jail they have me cleaning bathrooms and doing yard duty - prison is much worse that any beating."

3. Explain the theory that some people have about Donaldson’s bank robbery. (What do they think is the real

reason for the robbery?)

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4. What does Donaldson say he would prefer over staying in prison? Do you think he is telling the truth? Explain

why or why not.

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(paragraph 24)

“What will he do on his release? Even before he was sentenced he was trying to sell a book on his criminal exploits. He bills this impending book as the "most original crime story since Ned Kelly". At one stage in his sentencing submission, he was bent on studying English literature and political science. "The way the world is degenerating to the point, right now, that almost the only way to feel human is through literature, cinema, theatre and music," he told the court. "And I want to deepen my contribution to that when the time comes."

5. What detail(s) in the paragraph makes Donaldson seem negative?

Detail(s) that show make Donaldson seem negative: ______

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6. (Extra-Credit) What detail(s) in the paragraph makes Donaldson seem more positive?

Detail(s) that show make Donaldson seem positive: ______

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(paragraph 25)

“During one of our meetings in prison, Donaldson suggests that perhaps he is the right man to lead a serious campaign on behalf of the homeless in Australia. "Regrets? I'm here until 2018 but no, no regrets at all. This story is far from over. I lost the court case, but victory has yet to be determined. The most credible thing I'll have done in my life is still coming."

7. (Extra-Credit) Based on paragraph 25, describe Donaldson’s mood in prison. What details in the paragraph

explain why he has this mood?

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