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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. Why does Ma want the funeral to be open casket?

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

3. What does Grandma do?

4. Who is narrating the novel?

5. What video does Sarah find online?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Carlos?

2. Who is Tamir Rice?

3. What is Jerome's family like after he dies?

4. What does Jerome's dad do for work?

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

6. Who is Emmett Till?

7. Who else besides Jerome can Sarah see?

8. Who has a gun at school?

9. Why are there protesters at the hearing?

10. Who has been having bad dreams?

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

The story is told entirely from Jerome’s perspective. Analyze the author’s choice to tell the story from Jerome's point of view. How does viewing the events from Jerome’s point of view affect the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you discuss how Jerome's understanding of the world as a whole changes after his death. What kinds of things does Jerome realize after his life is taken, and what observations bring him to these realizations? Use examples from the text to explain your reasoning.

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