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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ms. Penny show Sarah?

2. What information did the phone operator not tell the reporting officers the night Jerome died?

3. What does Grandma always tell Jerome to do for her?

4. Who dies at the beginning of the book?

5. Who did the ghost boy want to be before he grew up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jerome's dad do for work?

2. What book does Jerome find on Sarah's shelf?

3. Who is Sarah?

4. What video does Sarah find on the internet?

5. Who has been having bad dreams?

6. What is Jerome's walk to school every day like?

7. Which of Jerome's classmates shows up at his funeral?

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

9. Why does Sarah hate school?

10. Who else besides Jerome can Sarah see?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you discuss Carlos's blossoming relationship with Kim after Jerome is killed. What is the nature of their relationship, and why is it especially important to Jerome who watches over them?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you discuss the character of Emmett Till. Who is Emmett Till in real life, and who is he in the book? Why is this character essential to the plot? Use examples from the text to explain your reasoning.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you discuss Jerome's understanding and perspective of his family. How does this perspective change or evolve over the course of the novel?

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