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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. Where is the narrator at the beginning of the book?

2. Who is narrating the novel?

3. What does Ms. Penny show Sarah?

4. Who dies at the beginning of the book?

5. Who is Tamir Rice?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Sarah?

2. What does Carlos gift to Jerome?

3. Who is Tamir Rice?

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

5. Who has been having bad dreams?

6. Why are there protesters at the hearing?

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

8. Who is Jerome?

9. Who has a gun at school?

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

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 themes of race and identity. Use examples from the text to explain your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you discuss the various settings of Chicago in the novel. What is it like to live there, based on the lives of the characters who live there, and particularly Jerome as he roams the city after death? Use evidence from the text for support.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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