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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. Why do people picket outside Sarah's house?

2. What did Jerome want to be when he grew up?

3. What name is being shouted at the scene of an incident?

4. Who else other than Officer Moore gets questioned at the hearing?

5. What does Sarah tell her father about Jerome?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ma want Jerome's funeral service to be open casket?

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

3. What do all the ghost boys have in common?

4. Who has been having bad dreams?

5. Who is Tamir Rice?

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

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

8. Who is Ms. Penny?

9. Who is Emmett Till?

10. What is Jerome's family like after he dies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of loneliness. Who feels lonely, and why? Use examples from the text to explain your reasoning.

Essay Topic 2

The story is told entirely from Jerome’s perspective. Analyze the author’s choice to tell the story from Jerome's point of view. How does viewing the events from Jerome’s point of view affect the plot?

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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