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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 does Ghost go to the bus stop for?

2. What does Ghost say the sound of the gunshot made his heart feel like?

3. What does Ghost say he learned to do the night his father lost it?

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

5. What type of vehicle does Coach Brody drive?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Coach Brody end up being the one to come get Ghost from school?

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

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

5. What does Coach Brody tell his athletes about the team they are on?

6. What happened when Ghost’s father “lost it” (5)?

7. How does Usain Bolt become important to Ghost?

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

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

10. Where does Ghost take his name from?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is missing from this book? What should have been covered or presented that was not? What is the effect of this absence? Describe an element that ought to have been covered, and explain why it would have made the book stronger.

Essay Topic 2

Many of the characters in Ghost are flawed. How does it help Ghost when other characters talk about their flaws? What traits does it require of them, to be open about their flaws or embarrassing moments? Why do they show those qualities for Ghost’s sake?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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