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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. Who has bad dreams?

2. Who is Ms. Penny?

3. Who is narrating the novel?

4. What does Ms. Penny show Sarah?

5. Who tells Jerome not to go inside his funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Carlos?

2. Who can see Jerome even after he dies?

3. Who is Tamir Rice?

4. Why are there protesters at the hearing?

5. What does Ms. Penny show Sarah?

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

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

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

9. Why do Carlos and Jerome eat in bathroom stalls?

10. Who does Sarah want to help?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you discuss Jerome's life after death. What is existence like after his life is taken away, and in what ways does it differ from his life before death? Use examples from the text to explain your reasoning.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you analyze Carlo's confession to Grandma. What does he tell her, and why does he feel the need to confess? Why do you believe this was or was not the right choice? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you discuss how Jerome's understanding of the world as a whole changes after his death. What kinds of things does Jerome realize after his life is taken, and what observations bring him to these realizations? Use examples from the text to explain your reasoning.

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