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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 Officer Moore say when asked if he rendered aid when Jerome lay wounded?

2. What does Emmett tell Jerome he needs to do?

3. Who walks Kim to school after Jerome dies?

4. Why does Jerome cry with the ghost boys?

5. What does Grandma offer to Carlos?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Emmett's cousins panic when he came out of the grocery store?

3. Why did two white men come to Emmett's cousins' house in the middle of the night in 1955?

4. What book does Sarah give Kim?

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

6. What toy is Jerome playing with at the end of the novel?

7. What does Jerome think of Carlos?

8. Where did Emmett Till live when he was a kid?

9. How did Emmett Till die?

10. Who helps Grandma walk Kim to school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore Sarah's relationship with her father. How does this relationship change and evolve throughout the novel? Use examples from the text to explain your reasoning.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you discuss the role that history plays in this novel. What types of historical figures or events does the novel make reference to, and why? What is the significance of history -- specifically of Black history -- in this novel?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you discuss Jerome's relationship with Sarah. What is the nature of this relationship, and why is it important?

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