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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 does Grandma tell Jerome to say hi to?
(a) Her cousin.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Grandpa.

2. Who walks Kim to school after Jerome dies?
(a) Emmett.
(b) Pop.
(c) Grandma.
(d) Ma.

3. Where did Emmett die?
(a) Boston.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Maine.
(d) L.A.

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

5. Why are Emmett's cousins scared after he comes out of Bryant's Grocery?
(a) Because he broke something.
(b) Because he stole.
(c) Because he talked to a white woman.
(d) Because he forgot to tip.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Carlos say is his home now?

2. Why has Jerome stopped shadowing his parents?

3. What event happens on April 19?

4. What does the judge say about a policeman's job?

5. Who does Carlos say helped him be brave?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was the living person who could see Emmett Till after he died?

2. What toy is Jerome playing with at the end of the novel?

3. Where is Carlos from?

4. Who does Jerome tell Sarah she needs to talk to?

5. Why has Jerome stopped shadowing his parents?

6. What does Officer Moore say when the prosecutor asks him if he shot Jerome from the police cruiser?

7. What happens when Carlos and Kim face Eddie, Snap, and Mike?

8. Why did Emmett's cousins panic when he came out of the grocery store?

9. What place in the south did Emmett visit in 1955?

10. What does Kim tell Carlos he needs to do?

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