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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. How does Ghost describe the sound of the gunshot?

2. What does Brandon make fun of Ghost for?

3. Who does Coach Brody accuse of slacking of the first day?

4. What look does Coach Brody give Ghost when he comes to get him from the principal's office?

5. What animal does Ghost say Coach Brody looks like?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ghost’s personality like?

2. How does Usain Bolt become important to Ghost?

3. What is Ghost’s routine with Mr. Charles?

4. What are “ladders” to Ghost and the other runners (62)?

5. Why is Ghost so fascinated with the Guinness Book of World Records?

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

7. Why does Ghost end up cutting up his sneakers?

8. How does Ghost explain the altercation to Coach Brody so that he does not get kicked off the team?

9. How do sunflower seeds connect Ghost with his father?

10. How does the team handle it when Lu starts insulting Ghost?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways is Ghost relevant to contemporary readers? What contemporary issues are in play in the book, and how would the book contribute to contemporary discussion? Cite specific discussions from contemporary sources, and cite specific instances from the book, that describe its contemporary relevance.

Essay Topic 2

Ghost and Brandon Simmons start off as enemies, but their relationship undergoes something more complicated than that, when Ghost tells his friends to go easy on Brandon. What are the factors that lead to this change? What are the different directions this relationship could take in upcoming chapters? Using examples from the text, make a case for each of the options, and make a prediction about which direction the author will take this relationship in subsequent books in the series.

Essay Topic 3

What is the role of women in Ghost? How are women portrayed, and what kinds of roles are open to them? How would you evaluate Jason Reynolds’s depiction of women in this novel?

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