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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the principal call the events that prompt calls to Ghost’s mother?
(a) Regrettable events.
(b) Outbursts.
(c) Altercations.
(d) Incidents.

2. How does Ghost respond when Brandon throws a chicken wing at him?
(a) He turns the whole table over on him.
(b) He throws a milk carton at his head.
(c) He slides the lunch trays into his lap.
(d) He stabs him with a plastic fork.

3. How does Ghost say warming up for track makes him feel?
(a) Tired and energized.
(b) Old and young.
(c) Drained and filled.
(d) Weak and strong.

4. How does Ghost describe Maureen Thorne in his math class?
(a) A trouble-maker.
(b) A show-off.
(c) A brown-noser.
(d) A slacker.

5. Since we know that Ghost will be joining a track team and running races, what does the scene where his father shot a gun at him serve as?
(a) Simile.
(b) Foreshadowing.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Flashback.

6. How long was Ghost’s father sentenced to prison for?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Fifteen years.
(d) Ten years.

7. What does Ghost say about warm-up laps?
(a) They look exhausting.
(b) They look tedious.
(c) They are stupid.
(d) They make a lot of sense.

8. What does Brandon make fun of Ghost for?
(a) His slow performance on the track.
(b) His mother working in a cafeteria.
(c) His performance in English class.
(d) His clothes being out of style.

9. What does Ghost say made his father mean?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Unemployment.
(c) Liquor.
(d) Racial profiling by the cops.

10. What feature distinguishes Coach Brody’s face for Ghost?
(a) His hare lip.
(b) His chipped tooth.
(c) His lazy eye.
(d) His scar.

11. Why does Ghost end up in the principal’s office, typically?
(a) For skipping class.
(b) For drinking in school.
(c) For talking smack.
(d) For fighting.

12. What is the first world record Ghost cites?
(a) Long-distance running.
(b) Blowing up the most balloons.
(c) Holding breath.
(d) Collecting cats.

13. How many people are on the Defenders?
(a) 12.
(b) 24.
(c) 16.
(d) 20.

14. What was Usain Bolt’s world record time for the 100-meter sprint, according to Coach Brody?
(a) 14.2 seconds.
(b) 10.98 seconds.
(c) 9.58 seconds.
(d) 7.29 seconds.

15. What distinguishes Brandon from Ghost and his friends?
(a) He is taller.
(b) He is related to the principal.
(c) He comes from a bad family.
(d) He is smarter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ghost claim Coach Brody is to the principal?

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

3. Who does Ghost model his career expectations on?

4. What does Ghost call his file from school?

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

(see the answer keys)

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