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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 gets to walk away from the hearings free?
(a) Officer Moore.
(b) Bill.
(c) Nancy.
(d) 911 operator.

2. What does Carlos offer to do for Grandma?
(a) Do Kim's homework.
(b) Walk Kim to and from school.
(c) Eat lunch with Kim.
(d) Watch Kim at school.

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

4. 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 forgot to tip.
(d) Because he talked to a white woman.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Jerome proud of Carlos?

2. Who does Jerome's family have a picnic with?

3. Who talks about Jerome most days after dinner?

4. What does Carlos tell Kim about?

5. Why does Carlos smile at Grandma's altar?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kim say she will give to Carlos?

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

3. Who celebrates a Mexican holiday towards the end of the book?

4. What did Emmett's cousins warn him about when they took him to town?

5. Who does Sarah tell Jerome she hates?

6. How does Jerome's perspective of Chicago change after death?

7. What does Carlos confess to Grandma?

8. What book does Sarah give Kim?

9. Where is Carlos from?

10. What does Moore say when the prosecutor asks him if he rendered aid at the site of Jerome's death?

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