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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who dies at the beginning of the book?
(a) Carlos.
(b) Ms. Penny.
(c) Ma.
(d) The narrator.

2. What is the atmosphere like outside the courthouse?
(a) Quiet.
(b) Frenzied.
(c) Busy.
(d) Calm.

3. What does Sarah write on her books?
(a) Her address.
(b) The date.
(c) Her phone number.
(d) Her name.

4. What does Ms. Penny show Sarah?
(a) A photo of her dog.
(b) A video.
(c) A photo of Emmett Till in his casket.
(d) A song she likes.

5. Who does Sarah offer to help?
(a) Ma.
(b) Grandma.
(c) Pop.
(d) Jerome and ghost boy.

6. What information did the phone operator not tell the reporting officers the night Jerome died?
(a) That Jerome was Black.
(b) That Jerome had a knife.
(c) That Jerome was a kid.
(d) That the gun was a toy.

7. What does Pop do every morning?
(a) Eat toast.
(b) Eat cereal.
(c) Check on his kids while they sleep.
(d) Drink coffee.

8. Who in Officer Moore's family attended the hearings?
(a) His wife and daughter.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His son.
(d) His two brothers.

9. Who received the 911 call the night Jerome was killed?
(a) A young man.
(b) A young woman.
(c) An older woman.
(d) An older man.

10. Why does Pop talk to lawyers?
(a) For fun.
(b) To take legal action against Officer Moore.
(c) He does not talk to lawyers.
(d) He is a lawyer himself.

11. Who is Kim?
(a) Jerome's mom.
(b) Jerome's sister.
(c) Jerome's cat.
(d) Jerome's cousin.

12. Who finds Jerome and Carlos eating their lunch?
(a) Friends.
(b) Bullies.
(c) Parents.
(d) Teachers.

13. What does Officer Moore say when asked if he is racist?
(a) He is not.
(b) He is.
(c) He is sometimes.
(d) He is unsure.

14. Who tries to hold Sarah's hand at the hearing?
(a) Carlos.
(b) Ghost boy.
(c) Jerome.
(d) Kim.

15. How old is Jerome Rogers?
(a) 21.
(b) 10.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are people protesting after Jerome's death?

2. What other language does Carlos speak?

3. What fictional character stays a kid forever?

4. What does an officer claim Jerome Rogers had in his possession?

5. Who is Sarah?

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