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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time does Ghost post, for the 100-meter sprint?

2. Where did Ghost and his mother run to the night Ghost's father shot at them?

3. What color does Ghost say he is on the inside when he gets mad?

4. What size does Ghost think his file is at school?

5. What was Ghost’s father doing when the cops arrived?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Usain Bolt become important to Ghost?

2. What is Ghost’s personality like?

3. What is Ghost’s first impression of Coach Brody?

4. What does Ghost do during the time he is altercation-free?

5. Where is Ghost’s father now?

6. How does Ghost end up on the Defenders?

7. What is Ghost’s relationship with basketball?

8. What is Ghost’s first impression of Lu?

9. How does Ghost convince the principal not to suspend him?

10. What does Ghost say is in his file at school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

Essay Topic 2

When is Ghost most itself? What is its characteristic passage, or moment? What makes that moment or passage the most representative of the book as a whole? Are there any places where the book seems to depart from its typical self, as if to become a different book?

Essay Topic 3

Who are the most important supporting characters, in Ghost and why are they each important? What values/lessons does Ghost learn from each one?

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