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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Carlos smile at Grandma's altar?
(a) He likes her set-up.
(b) He likes her photos.
(c) She kept his drawing.
(d) It reminds him of his own.

2. What does Carlos confess to Grandma?
(a) He hates Jerome.
(b) He misses Jerome.
(c) The gun was his.
(d) The knife was his.

3. What does Officer Moore say when asked if he shot Jerome from the police cruiser?
(a) He says no.
(b) He says he thought about it.
(c) He says he had no gun.
(d) He says yes.

4. How does Emmett share his story with Jerome?
(a) By painting it on paper.
(b) By writing a poem.
(c) By telling him.
(d) By showing him.

5. Who often walks with Jerome?
(a) Kim.
(b) Tamir.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Emmett.

6. What does Emmett mean by "bear witness"?
(a) Do not listen to people's stories.
(b) Watch and observe.
(c) LIsten to people's stories.
(d) Look to him for guidance.

7. Who talks about Jerome most days after dinner?
(a) Carlos.
(b) Kim and Grandma.
(c) Pop.
(d) Ma.

8. What event happens on April 19?
(a) The last day of the preliminary hearing.
(b) Jerome's birthday.
(c) Kim's birthday.
(d) Pop's retirement party.

9. Who does Jerome tell Sarah to talk to?
(a) Her mom.
(b) Carlos.
(c) Kim.
(d) Her dad.

10. What does Grandma tell Carlos?
(a) He is a good boy.
(b) He is not smart.
(c) He is a bad boy.
(d) He is smart.

11. What gifts does Carlos give Kim?
(a) Books.
(b) Toys.
(c) Candies.
(d) Money.

12. What does the judge say about a policeman's job?
(a) It is complicated.
(b) It is not easy.
(c) It is not complicated.
(d) It is easy.

13. What does Grandma ask Carlos to do?
(a) Do Kim's homework.
(b) Walk Kim home on his own.
(c) Watch Kim at school.
(d) Eat lunch with Kim.

14. What does Officer Moore say when the prosecutor asks him why he shot Jerome in the back?
(a) That he is sorry.
(b) That he should not have done that.
(c) That he was not thinking.
(d) That he feared for his life.

15. What does Emmett do in Bryant's Grocery?
(a) Steals.
(b) Knocks over a shelf.
(c) Eats food before paying.
(d) Talks to and touches a white woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who celebrates All Saints' Day?

2. Who walks Kim to school after Jerome dies?

3. Who spends hours on her computer?

4. What Mexican holiday is on November 1st?

5. What does Carlos offer to do for Grandma?

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