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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 does Carlos say helped him be brave?

2. Where does Carlos say is his home now?

3. What book is Kim gifted?

4. What project has Sarah launched?

5. What does Kim tell Carlos she will give him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sarah build a website?

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

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

4. What did Emmett's cousins warn him about when they took him to town?

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

6. What does Moore say when the prosecutor asks him if he rendered aid at the site of Jerome's death?

7. What does Jerome think of Carlos?

8. Who does Sarah tell Jerome she hates?

9. What Mexican holiday is on November 1st?

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 analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of grief. Who feels grief, and why? How do they cope with it?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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