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Who is the character that guides Jerome and shows him other 'ghost boys' who suffered similar fates?

Emmett Till (correct)

Jerome Rogers

Officer Moore

Carlos

How is the narrative structure in the text 'Ghost Boys' described?

Linear

Circular

Alternating between 'DEAD' and 'ALIVE' (correct)

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What tragic event leads to Jerome becoming a ghost in the story?

Being shot by Officer Moore (correct)

Falling from a tree

Witnessing a car accident

His family moving away

Who is the character responsible for Jerome's death in 'Ghost Boys'?

Officer Moore (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the central conflict in the story 'Ghost Boys'?

Racial bias and police violence (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which character in 'Ghost Boys' connects Jerome's tragic fate to other cases of black boys killed due to racism, like Tamir Rice?

Kim (Jerome's younger sister) (C) Signup and view all the answers

What catches Officer Moore off guard on page 86?

Being questioned by a ghost (A) Signup and view all the answers

Why does Jerome refer to Sarah's world as a 'fantasy world'?

Because it contrasts with his own reality (D) Signup and view all the answers

What does Ghost Boy show Jerome out of Sarah's window?

A vision of other young black boys playing happily (B) Signup and view all the answers

What aspirations did Ghost Boy have before his death?

To be a doctor (D) Signup and view all the answers

In what way does Sarah straddle between two worlds?

Between life and the spirit world (D) Signup and view all the answers

What does the connection between Jerome and Peter Pan signify?

Their experience of being stuck between life and death (A) Signup and view all the answers