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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 in Officer Moore's family attended the hearings?

2. Who did the ghost boy want to be before he grew up?

3. What does an officer claim Jerome Rogers had in his possession?

4. Why does Jerome's school have security guards?

5. Why does Sarah hate school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Sarah want to help?

2. Why does Sarah hate school?

3. Who appears in Sarah's room when Jerome is visiting her once?

4. Who is Emmett Till?

5. Who is Kim?

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

7. Who has been having bad dreams?

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

9. Why do Carlos and Jerome eat in bathroom stalls?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore Jerome's life before his death. What kind of life does he live, and what does he think about it? Use examples from the text to explain your reasoning.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you discuss Jerome's life after death. What is existence like after his life is taken away, and in what ways does it differ from his life before death? Use examples from the text to explain your reasoning.

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