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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 talks about Jerome most days after dinner?

2. What does Grandma offer to Carlos?

3. What event happens on April 19?

4. What does the judge say about a policeman's job?

5. What does Officer Moore say when the prosecutor asks him why he shot Jerome in the back?

Short Essay Questions

1. What Mexican holiday is on November 1st?

2. What place in the south did Emmett visit in 1955?

3. What does Officer Moore say when the prosecutor asks him if he shot Jerome from the police cruiser?

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

5. What does Officer Moore say when the prosecutor asks him why he shot Jerome in the back?

6. What is the result of the hearing?

7. What does Sarah ask her dad to help her with?

8. What does Officer Moore say when the prosecutor asks him if he told Jerome to raise his hands?

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

10. What does Carlos confess to Grandma?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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