Ghost Boys Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Jewell Parker Rhodes
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 119 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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Ghost Boys Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Jewell Parker Rhodes
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 119 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 Pop do every morning?

2. What does Officer Moore say when asked if he is racist?

3. How does Carlos scare the bullies away?

4. Who is narrating the novel?

5. Why are people protesting after Jerome's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Tamir Rice?

2. Who is Sarah?

3. What happens to the narrator at the beginning of the book?

4. How does Carlos scare off bullies?

5. Why is Jerome's dad always on the phone with lawyers following the death of his son?

6. Why are people picketing outside Sarah's house?

7. Who else besides Jerome can Sarah see?

8. What is Jerome's walk to school every day like?

9. Who is Kim?

10. What does Carlos gift to Jerome?

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 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 the character of Emmett Till. Who is Emmett Till in real life, and who is he in the book? Why is this character essential to the plot? Use examples from the text to explain your reasoning.

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