Nathaniel R. Brazill

Nathaniel R. Brazill (born September 22, 1986) is an American student who was charged at age 13 with the murder of one of his school teachers, Barry Grunow.
Shooting and conviction
On May 26, 2000, the last day of 1999–2000 school year, Brazill shot and killed Barry Gunrow, a teacher at Lake Worth Middle School in Florida. Lake Worth is a city in Palm Beach County. As of 2010, the population was 34,910. It lies 60 miles (97km) north of downtown Miami. He was convicted of second degree murder and aggravated assault. Brazill was sentenced to 28 years in state prison followed by 7 years of felony probation. He is incarcerated at the Hardee Correctional Institution. His release date is May 18, 2028.
Still, the question remains whether the seventh-grader deserved more or less. The judge may have ordered him to get his GED and take anger-management courses in prison, but can Nate be properly rehabilitated growing up inside? How much should he suffer for one fatal mistake? He had been an honor student. He had been mild mannered and likeable, the kind of kid whom teachers and principals relied upon to help settle schoolyard disputes. He loved school, and he loved Barry Grunow.
On the last day of school in May 2000, Nate was sent home early because he had been throwing water balloons. He was told to leave school, before he had a chance to say goodbyes to teenager Dinora Rosales, his first serious girlfriend who only six days earlier had given him his first kiss. Fuming, he went home, got a gun belonging to his grandfather and returned to the school, where he stood outside Grunow’s classroom and demanded to see his girlfriend. Grunow did not take him seriously enough, so he cocked the gun. Then he fired one bullet, which struck Grunow in the head. As his favorite teacher lay dying, Nate ran.
In an interview with TIME before the jury convicted him in May, Nate said he did not intend to pull the trigger. It just happened.

TEXT COMPREHENSION

01- Choose the correct alternative according to the text:
a)Brazill loved Barry Grunow
b)Brazill got death penalty
c)Brazill has got his GED
d)Dinora Rosales is Brazill’s niece
e)On May 18, 2028 Brazill will be completely free

02- When Nathaniel R. Brazill murdered his school teacher, he was ___________years old.
a) twelve b) thirteen c) fourteen d) fifteen e) sixteen

03-The murder took place in _________________.
a)Miami b)New York c)Lake Worth d)Hardee Correctional Institute
e) Brazil

04- Nathaniel Brazill’s penalty is twenty_____________________years.
a) five b) six c) seven d) eight e) nine

05-Nathaniel Brazill will be completely free in twenty thirty ________.
a) one b) two c) three d) four e) five