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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Sarah?
(a) Jerome's classmate.
(b) Jerome's neighbor.
(c) Jerome's crush.
(d) Officer Moore's daughter.

2. Who is Tamir Rice?
(a) A white boy killed by a cop.
(b) Jerome's neighbor.
(c) Jerome's friend.
(d) A Black boy killed by a cop.

3. What does Sarah tell her father about Jerome?
(a) That she misses him.
(b) That he was a bad boy.
(c) That he was her exact height.
(d) That he was a good kid.

4. What is Ma's job?
(a) A receptionist.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A teacher.

5. What did Officer Moore do to Jerome?
(a) He helped him.
(b) He put him behind bars.
(c) He wounded him.
(d) He killed him.

6. Who senses Jerome's presence after he dies?
(a) Kim.
(b) Pop.
(c) Grandma.
(d) Ma.

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

8. Who did the ghost boy want to be before he grew up?
(a) A baseball player.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A basketball player.
(d) A dentist.

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

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

11. Why does Jerome's school have security guards?
(a) In case criminals walk in.
(b) For fun.
(c) It does not have security guards.
(d) To break up fights.

12. Whose parents fight?
(a) Sarah's.
(b) Carlos's.
(c) Jerome's.
(d) Kim's.

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

14. Who is on administrative leave?
(a) Ms. Penny.
(b) Ma.
(c) Officer Moore.
(d) Pop.

15. Who can see Jerome after he dies?
(a) A white boy.
(b) A white man.
(c) A white girl.
(d) A white woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Officer Moore say about Jerome's size?

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

3. What do Jerome and Carlos agree to do for each other?

4. Which of Jerome's classmates goes to his funeral?

5. Why do people gather in Jerome's room?

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