Vocabulary
What word does the writer use to describe Jerome as chubby?
pudgy
Kim
Who cooks breakfast in the family?
Jerome’s Grandma
What do you call a comparison of something with an image using “as” or ”like”?
a simile
Feeling or showing sorrow for the death of someone, by wearing black clothes, for example.
To mourn
What city is Carlos from?
San Antonio
What does Jerome say that makes his teacher ask Carlos to sit next to him?
Hola
What do you call a comparison of something with an image without using the words “as” or “like”?
a metaphor
What word meaning risky or dangerous is used to describe the neighborhood?
Perilous
Who introduces Carlos to the class?
Mr. Myers
What is the name of the officer who shot Jerome?
Officer Moore
What kind of literary device is “pow, pow” ( first page of the novel)
An onomatopoeia
A barrister or lawyer who consigned the case against the defendant in a criminal court
Prosecutor
Who says “let’s pray” at Jerome‘s funeral?
Reverend Thornton
Where do Jerome and Carlos eat their lunch?
in the bathroom?
I see him. Wispy like soft rain. =
A simile
A small hammer used by a judge.
A gavel
Name the 3 boys who bully Jerome
Mike, Eddie and Snap
What does Jerome see at his funeral?
Another ghost boy
Lending human traits to an object
a personification