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WorksheetsGhost Boys - Pages 89-138 Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
The ghost boy is actually...
Emmett Till
Tamir Rice
Carlos
Pa
The book, Peter Pan, is referenced in the novel to...
Show that Jerome will never grow up
Show Peter Pan is a classic book
Show that Jerome was not raised with books in the home
Show that Sarah is more privileged than Jerome
Emmett Till tells Jerome the story of how he died in Mississippi.
TRUE
FALSE
Jerome's story is most like...
Emmett Till's story
Tamir Rice's story
"Like rising smoke, my spirit leaves" (Rhodes 109). This simile compares...
Smoke to Jerome's spirit
Smoke to Jerome's ghost
Emmett Till's spirit to Jerome's spirit
Tamir Rice's spirit to Jerome's spirit
Jerome feels that if the 911 operator had said it was a "toy gun," he would still be alive.
TRUE
FALSE
Ms. Penny tells Sarah that Emmett Till's murder was "sixty years ago." So, in what year does the book take place?
(a)
"Three good things can't be said. Can't fix what's wrong" (Rhodes 123). What does Jerome mean here?
Nothing good can be said of racism
Nothing good can be said about Officer Moore
Nothing good can be said about Emmett Till's death
Nothing good can be said about Jerome's death
"People tell the dead, 'Rest in peace.' I haven't had any. Rest or peace" (Rhodes 133) This illustrates that Jerome is in purgatory.
TRUE
FALSE
Purgatory is a place in between life and death and a place of suffering.
TRUE
FALSE
