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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Officer Moore?
(a) Jerome's classmate.
(b) The cop who shot Jerome.
(c) Jerome's neighbor.
(d) A doctor.

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

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

4. What does Kim tell Jerome Grandma will be upset about?
(a) The gun.
(b) The Play Doh.
(c) The sandwich.
(d) The flute.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who in Jerome's family does not attend the hearings?

2. Who is narrating the novel?

3. Why does Emmett tell Jerome he is not ready to know how he died?

4. What is Ma like during the preliminary hearings?

5. Who can see Jerome after he dies?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who else besides Jerome can Sarah see?

2. Why is Jerome's dad always on the phone with lawyers following the death of his son?

3. What happens to the narrator at the beginning of the book?

4. Why does Sarah hate school?

5. Who appears in Sarah's room when Jerome is visiting her once?

6. Who is Ms. Penny?

7. Who does Sarah want to help?

8. Why are people picketing outside Sarah's house?

9. Why are there protesters at the hearing?

10. Who has been having bad dreams?

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