Ghost Boys Chapter 7-9

 ​ ​ (a)   People in the courtroom spoke up about the injustice of the shooting.

​ (b)    No one knew Jerome was in the courtroom.

​ (c)    Jerome was glad Sarah could see him instead of Kim.

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• true
• false

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

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​ ​ (a)   Police officer Moore says Jerome threatened him.

​ (b)   Some people in court are angry when they hear Officer Moore tell his story about shooting Jerome.

​ (c)    Sarah’s family was not upset over the shooting.

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• true
• false

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CCSS.RI.5.1

Match the character their description.

• gets shot and dies

• Jerome

• Jerome's younger sister

• Carlos

• shoots Jerome with a gun

• Kim

• becomes friends with Jerome

• Police officer Moore

• can see Jerome, even though he is a ghost

• Sarah

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.W.5.9B

What is going on outside the Court House?

• Party

• Shooting

• Protest

• Robbery

In Chapter 6, Dead (Preliminary Hearing: Chicago Courthouse: April 18), how long has Jerome been dead?

• 3 months

• 1 year

• 4 months

• 2 years

Match each phrase to the type of figurative language it contains.

• Stuck in time. Stuck being dead.

• simile

• He’s watching, waiting for something.

• repetition

• Her bedroom is like cotton candy. Sickly sweet. I’m stuck.

• alliteration

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CCSS.L.5.5A

Carlos​ (a)  

Kim​ ​ ​ (b)  

Sarah​ (c)  

• speaks Spanish
• is in 3rd grade
• can see Jerome as a ghost

What is the purpose of the preliminary hearing?

• to find Officer Moore guilty or innocent

• to decide what Officer Moore's punishment will be

• to see if there is enough evidence for a trial