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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sarah tell Jerome about her dad?
(a) That he is a bad man.
(b) That she believes he is telling the truth.
(c) That he is lying.
(d) That he is racist.

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

3. Who is narrating the novel?
(a) Jerome.
(b) Ma.
(c) Nancy.
(d) Kim.

4. Whose school is mainly Black and Hispanic?
(a) Jerome's.
(b) Sarah's.
(c) Carlos's.
(d) Kim's.

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

6. Who is Mr. Myers?
(a) Jerome's neighbor.
(b) Jerome's daughter.
(c) Jerome's teacher.
(d) Jerome's uncle.

7. What does Ma always tell Jerome to do before he leaves the house?
(a) Open doors for people.
(b) Eat his veggies.
(c) Come straight home after school.
(d) Tie his shoes.

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

9. What are some people saying about Sarah's dad?
(a) That he should go to jail.
(b) That he should get an award.
(c) That he did the wrong thing.
(d) That he did the right thing.

10. Who is wailing at the beginning of the book?
(a) Ms. Penny.
(b) Carlos.
(c) Pop.
(d) Ma.

11. Where does Kim sleep?
(a) With her parents.
(b) On the couch.
(c) In Jerome's room.
(d) With Grandma.

12. What is Pop's job?
(a) A preacher.
(b) A singer.
(c) A butcher.
(d) A garbage truck man.

13. Who else other than Officer Moore gets questioned at the hearing?
(a) Kim.
(b) Pop.
(c) Ma.
(d) The 911 operator.

14. How does Carlos scare the bullies away?
(a) With a knife.
(b) With his karate.
(c) With his boxing.
(d) With a gun.

15. Who in Jerome's family does not attend the hearings?
(a) Grandma.
(b) Kim.
(c) Ma.
(d) Pop.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose parents fight?

2. Who is Officer Moore?

3. What does Sarah think she is supposed to do for Jerome?

4. Who tries to hold Sarah's hand at the hearing?

5. What fictional character stays a kid forever?

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