Ghost Boys Chapter 1-6

Who are Mike, Snap and Eddie?

• Jerome's friends

• Jerome's cousins

• Jerome's bullies

• the neighborhood gang

What surprises Jerome as he watches his family get out of the car for his funeral?

• his sister starts to cry

• his grandmother seems to speak to him

• his dad punched Carlos

• his mom refuses to go in

Where is Carlos from and why is he a bit embarrassed about it?

• Chicago, he is very poor

• Texas, he is poor and speaks Spanish

• New York, he has been in some trouble

• Detroit, he is in a gang

Why do Jerome and Carlos hide in the bathroom at lunch?

• to avoid detention

• to hide from the bullies

• they are afraid of their teacher

• they are skipping class

Why is Jerome hesitant about Carlos eating lunch with him?

• Jerome doesn't want Carlos to call attention to himself

• Jerome is worried Carlos will slow him down in trying to hide at lunch

• Jerome doesn't want any friends

• Jerome is scared of Carlos

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Jerome's mom says she wants an open casket for Jerome because:

• she is ashamed of what happened

• to be a warning for others

• like Emmett Till's mom, so the world could see what someone did to her son

• she doesn't believe he is really dead

Jerome is a ghost now, he sees another ghost a couple of times who is most likely:

• Carlos's ghost

• Snap's ghost

• Mike's ghost

• Emmett Till's ghost

What happens when Jerome and Carlos are jumped in the bathroom at lunch?

• they tell the teacher and principal

• Carlos pulls a gun on Mike, Eddie and Snap

• Carlos doesn't come back to school

• the bullies apologize

What city does this story take place?

• Chicago

• Detroit

• Denver

• Texas

Jerome notices that Carlos has stitched up holes in his t-shirt and assumes that:

• Carlos is more poor than he is

• Carlos know how to sew

• Carlos is rich

• Carlos has no friends