Ghost Boys Quizzes

Ghost Boys Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Ghost Boys?
Zadie Smith

Jerome Rogers

Jewell Parker Rhodes

Toni Morrison
2 Who narrates Ghost Boys?
An unnamed third-person narrator

Jewell Parker Rhodes

Jerome

An unnamed first-person narrator
3 In what country is Ghost Boys set?
Canada

France

United States

Mexico
4 In what state is Ghost Boys set?
New York

Illinois

Washington

Louisiana
5 In what city is Ghost Boys set?
New Orleans

Chicago

New York City

Seattle
6 What form does Ghost Boys take?
Novel

Graphic novel

Short story

Play
7 Who is the protagonist?
Officer Moore

Carlos

Jerome

Kim
8 Who is the primary antagonist?
Officer Moore

Grandma

Jerome

Eddie
9 How old is Jerome?
21

16

12

14
10 How is Jerome killed?
He drowns

Officer Moore shoots him twice in the back

He hits head, slipping in the snow

He accidentally shoot himself with a replica gun
11 After he dies, what irony does Jerome realize about himself?
He never kissed a girl

He was bigger than he thought he was

He was tougher than he thought he was

He's famous now that he's dead
12 What does Moore claim as justification for shooting Jerome?
Moore felt his own life was threatened by Jerome

Jerome had a gun

Jerome was scary

All of these
13 On which day does Jerome die?
April 19

April 18

It isn't disclosed

December 8
14 Who isn't someone Jerome lives with?
Carlos

Grandma

Kim

Pa
15 What word does Jerome use to describe himself?
Tiny

Huge

Pudgy

Fat
16 Talking about his behavior, how does Jerome characterize himself?
A blight on his family

A troublemaker

A reformer of bullies

Someone who doesn't get into trouble
17 What socioeconomic class is Jerome's family from?
Upper working class

Affluent

Middle class

Working poor
18 What is Jerome's ethnicity?
Asian

White

Black

Latino
19 What is Ma's job?
Plumber

Hotel receptionist

Homemaker

Electrician
20 What is Pop's profession?
Hotel bellboy

He is unemployed

Sanitation officer

Postal worker
21 What genre of music does Jerome prefer?
Classical

Motown

Hip-hop

Pop
22 What does Grandma tell Jerome before sending him to school?
She wants him to make friends with someone new today

She doesn't think he should leave the apartment

She's worried about him and has been having bad dreams

She wants him to go out and play after school
23 What is Grandma's special number?
Three

Five

One

Four
24 What do Ma and Pop want for their kids?
To at least finish high school

To own their own businesses

To go to college

To drop out and start working
25 What street do the Rogerses live on?
Blue Street

Mean Street

Green Street

Bleak Street

What kind of dog does Jerome wish he had? *

Jerome wishes he had a big dog... a black lab or German Shepard.

Asked by Dhruva P #1311653

Answered by jill d #170087 on 6/12/2023 11:01 AM

Why is Sarah the only one who can see Jerome? How does that impact the novel?

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What object represents Sarah or Kim in ghost boys?

A toy gun is a symbol of the destruction of innocence. Jerome is a young boy who only wanted to be carefree for once and play with a toy gun. This toy gun served as an excuse for racial prejudice that ended his life. It shows how young black boys...

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Answered by Aslan on 4/23/2023 12:37 AM

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