Ghost Boys

What does Jerome's dad do for a living

Drives sanitation truck

Who is ghost boy?

Emmit Till

What does Sarah ask Ms. Penny, the librarian, is she can research

Emmitt Till

What image does Ms. Penny show Sarah on the computer?

Emmitt in the casket

What does it mean when Emmett says bear witness?

Everyone needs there story heard and felt

How big was Jerome

Five feet and ninety pounds

How long after Jerome was shoot was the preliminary trial

Four months

Who walks Kim to school after Jerome is shot

Grandma

Why does Jerome think Carlos senses him three?

He looks right at the spot where Jerome is standing

What are three good things that Sarah tells Jerome about her dad?

He loves her and Sarah's mom, he takes her ice skating, he loves being a cop.

What does Jerome do when Carlos and his dad clasp hands when his dad says it could have been Carlos who died?

He puts his hands on to of theirs, even though they can't feel it.

Why does Officer Moore answer when the lawyer asked why he shot Jerome in the back while he was running away

He said he was in fear for his life

What is Jerome's reaction when Sarah says her dad is getting paid for not working

He says his dad would like getting paid for not working

What does Jerome feel like he's doing in Green Acres when he has the toy gun?

He's inside a video game.

What does Jerome notice when Reverend Thornton moves past him to enter the room.

He's sucking in his stomach to past Jerome

What did Sarah ask from her dad after she said goodbye to Jerome?

Help her with her project about prejudice.

What does Mrs. Bryant go to her car for when Emmett leaves the store.

Her gun.

When Jerome goes back to Sarah's room what is gone?

Her pink comforter, stuffed pigs are in the garbage and ballerina lamp is in the closet.

Who seems to sense Jerome's spirit in the house right after he died?

His Grandma

Where did Emmett and Jerome go so Emmett could tell his story?

His childhood home in West Wood lawn

Why did Carlos move to Chicago?

His dad got a new job as a construction foreman and his mom is having a baby.

What does Carlos give Jerome after his first day at school

His does toy gun

Who does Jerome want to see after he's shot?

His ma and Grandma

Where does Jerome's mom work

Holiday Inn receptionist

When Jerome says he wants to move on what does ghost boy show him outside the window?

Hundreds, thousands of ghost boys looking up at the window.

What does Officer Moore's daughter say to Jerome in the court room

I can see you

How does Mr. Meyers make things hard on Carlos, the new kid?

Introducing him to the class and making him stand out, making him needy by telling other kids to help him.

Why is three Grandma's special number?

It symbolizes Heaven, Earth, and water. Three means you're close angles.

How do people at Jerome's house react to his spirit moving around

It's like they sense a presence and move out of the way, they don't pass through him.

Why does Jerome go to the bathroom on the highest floor?

It's nearly always empty because kids like to walk down, not up.

How did Carlos get the gun into the school

It's plastic, a toy gun

What does Sarah notice about Jerome's spirit that contradicts her father's words in court?

Jerome is his height, not big and scary

What does Jerome say when Sarah asks her father if he made a mistake shooting Jerome?

Jerome says he did it on purpose

Where does Jerome's mom sleep after he's shot?

Jerome's bed

Who gave Grandma something for Pops at the funeral?

Jerome's friend Carlos.

Who was the author of Ghost Boys?

Jewell Parker Rhodes

What did Emmitt Till's mother say about having an open casket at his funeral?

Let the world see what I have seen

How did Jerome describe the moment he died

Like rising smoke in my spirit leaves

Who finds Jerome and Carlos in the bathroom on Carlos' first day of school?

Mike Eddie and Snap

Who is one of the men

Mrs. Bryant husband

Who fire the gun at Emmett

Mrs. Bryant's husband

Did Officer Moore tell Jerome to put down the gun before he shot Jerome?

No

Did Officer Moore tell Jerome to put down the gun before he shot?

No

What did Officer Moore say when asked if he helped Jerome or did CPR after shooting him?

No

Where are Jerome and Carlos family having a picnic on the Day of the Dead/All Saints' Day?

On Jerome's grave

What is Sarah doing when Jerome goes back to her room?

On her computer making a website "End Racism, Injustice"

Who do all Ghost Boys have someone who sees them?

Only the living make changes.

What does Jerome take off Sarah's shelf with the boy on the cover

Peter Pan

What did Jerome say he was doing when he was shot?

Playing the good guy

What disease did Emmett have when he was young that made him walk with a limp.

Polio

What important detail was left out of what the dispatcher told the reporting officers about the incident in the park?

That the "man" in the park have the toy gun (not a real gun)

When does Carlos want to honor Jerome?

The Day of the Dead

What rules does Jerome take Carlos to eat lunch?

The bathroom

What does Sarah send Jerome's sister, Kim?

The book Little Women

Who in the courtroom seemed to see Jerome

The daughter of the police officer who shot Jerome

Who else is in the courtroom with Sarah, Jerome and the rest of the people.

The ghost boy

Who told Jerome to not go into his funeral?

The ghost boy

Who is Jerome's new family?

The ghost boys that died too young, too soon.

Where does Sarah go at school to just sit?

The library

How does Carlos know has forgiven him? What sign does her get?

The pictures of Carlos from the newspaper flies like feather and lands on Carlos stomach.

What is the decision made by the judge at the end of the preliminary hearing

There is not enough evidence to charge officer Moore with excessive force, manslaughter or murder.

Why does Sarah say she wants Jerome to stay?

They can be friends

Why does Jerome say school bullies are the worse?

They leave you alone

How did Eddie, Mike and Snap react to Carlos gun?

They left the bathroom without beating Jerome and Carlos up

Who is the person who saw Emmett and made a change?

Thurgood Marshall, a lawyer at his killer's trial who became a famous judge.

What does Grandma say to Jerome's spirit at the funeral?

Time to get going, boy. Time to move on.

What is the first thing another ghost says to Jerome?

Time to wake up

Where did Jerome go after the preliminary trial?

To Office Moore's to see his daughter Sarah.

What is preliminary trial for

To decide if there's enough evidence to charge someone with a crime.

Why does ghost boy say he's there

To help Jerome and Sarah

Why does Carlos tell Jerome to take the gun?

To play with it and give it back to him tomorrow.

What does Emmett do to make Mrs. Bryant mad in the store?

Touches her when he puts the penny for his gum in her hand, speak to her when he says goodbye before leaving the store.

What does Jerome say after he's shot?

Toy

What does the ghost boy do in the courtroom sitting next to Sarah

Tries to hold her hand

How many times did the police shoot Jerome

Two

What happens at night after Emmett goes to Bryant's store and buys gum.

Two white men show up at his Uncle's shack with guns and flashlights.

What hurt worse than bullets searing Jerome's back?

Watching his parents hug and cry like they are going to drown.

How does Jerome imagine Sarah's futures?

Writing books about injustice, teaching people to see other people, teaching her own kids to learn and not judge.

Can animals sense that Jerome is in there?

Yes

What did Grandma react when she found out Kim knew he had the toy gun

Can't undo wrong. Can only do our best to make things right.

Who walks Grandma ans Kim home from school everyday?

Carlos

What happens when Eddie, Mike, and Snap meet Kim and Carlos at the school door after the preliminary hearing ends?

Carlos asks for respect for Kim, and Eddie says he's Eddie says he's sorry about her brother and they all walk Kim to class.

How did mike get in the stall door open

Carlos didn't lock it

What does Carlos have in room to honor Jerome?

A memory altar with drawing of a toy gun and Jerome and Carlos in bathroom stalls, a wrapper from the school cafeteria, a cross, rosary beads. And Jerome's photo from the Chicago Tribune.

What smell does Jerome think sadness has?

A musty closet with rotting food and maggots

What did the gun Jerome had turn out to be?

A toy gun

What does Sarah think her parents don't wan her to see in the media

A video of the shooting

When Sarah asked ghost boy when Ernie Banks played for the Cubs what year did he say?

1955

When was Emmett Till murdered?

1955

How far is it from Jerome's house to school?

8 blocks

What is Green Acres?

A basketball court built where a meth lab and two houses burned.

What did Jerome say he wanted to be when he grew up?

A basketball player

Who is Emmitt Till?

A boy from Chicago who was murdered down south in 1955.

What does Carlos give Jerome's family at his grave?

A drawing of Jerome with a skeleton face that is meant to honor him, a skull picture.

What does Carlos have in the bathroom on the first day of school?

A gun

What did the caller to 911 say to the dispatcher on the day Jerome was shot

A man was in the park with a toy gun

How does Sarah think Emmett died?

A white man killed him like a white man, her father, killed Jerome

what is the first line of Peter Pan?

All children, except one, grow up

Why was it easier for Jerome to give up on friends?

Alliances are hard, other kids fights becomes your fights, you have to worry about your friends and their gangs.

What happened to the men who killed Emmett?

An all white jury found them innocent and they never believed they did wrong.

How old did the police officer say he thought Jerome looked

At least 25

What do the men do to the Emmett's body

Attach it to a wheel with barbed wire and roll it into the river.

What did the ghost say he wanted to be when he grew up

Baseball player like Ernie Banks

What does Jerome start to say every time he sees a black kid?

Be safe?

What are ghost boy's last words

Bear Witness. My tale is told. Wake. Only the living can make the world better. Live and make it better. Don't let me (or anyone else) tell this tale again. Peace out, Ghost Boy

Why is Jerome called stuck up and the teacher's pet?

Because he doesn't act bored, disrespectful, loud, or pushy.

What does Jerome see after he's shot?

Black boots, blood on the snow

What does Sarah say when she sees the ghost boys?

Black boys. And asks if they were killed like ghost boy and like Jerome and ghost boy and ghost boy nods

What time of day does the shooting happen

Daylight

What does Grandma say about dead and living worlds?

Dead, living, no matter. Both worlds are close.

What rules did Maurice give Emmett about white people when he goes to Mississippi?

Say yes ma'am and no sir, don't look white people in the eyes, step to the side and let white people pass first on the sidewalk.

What is the worst thing to Jerome

School bullies

How did Grandma react when Carlos told her about the gun

She hugged him and Kim while all three of them sobbed, she said she let them play that day because she thought why not let them have some fun.

Why is Jerome's grandma worried about Jerome when he leaves for school.

She's been having troubling dreams

What baseball position did Emmett want to play

Shortstop

How did Jerome look when he was was dead?

Small, arms stretched out like he was flying like superman.

Why is Jerome's casket open

So the world can see what they did to Jerome, just Emmitt Till.

Why does Sarah hate school?

Some people are angry at her dad, but others are treating her like she's lucky to have a dad who killed Jerome.

How does Jerome say stay away from school bullies?

Stays near adults or hides in supply closet, locker room, or bathroom

What kind poster is on Jerome's wall?

Stephen Curry shooting a ball

What does Sarah's dad say when she asks him to help with her project

Sure

What does Jerome ask Sarah to do about her dad?

Talk to him and help him to not be afraid of black boys.

What does Grandma ask Carlos to do after he tells her about the gun?

Tell her three good things

What does Jerome think the judges sees during the preliminary trial

That Sarah;s dad is lying about the day Jerome was shot

What does Kim tell Carlos he has to tell Grandma?

That he gave Jerome the toy gun

When will there be no more ghost boys?

when there are no more murders and skin color doesn't matter, only friendship, kindness, and understanding.