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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Thursday’s practice?
(a) Fartleks.
(b) Technique.
(c) Ladders.
(d) Long run.

2. What does Ghost realize when Thursday’s practice begins?
(a) He has not eaten all day.
(b) He will be running right past the sporting goods store.
(c) There are cops all around the track.
(d) Coach Brody does not believe he bought the shoes.

3. What else did Ghost notice about his father, beside the fact that he was cocking a pistol, when Ghost and his mother were running out of the house?
(a) He was naked.
(b) His hands were bleeding.
(c) He had a black eye.
(d) There was blood on his lips.

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

5. Why does Mr. Charles say he had been laughed at in his family?
(a) Because he had a thicker accent than his siblings.
(b) Because he was so much younger than his siblings.
(c) Because he was more motivated than his siblings.
(d) Because he was not as smart as his siblings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ghost’s state of mind after he promises Mr. Charlie he will not skip school?

2. When does Ghost start to panic the day after altering his shoes?

3. What does Ghost say about warm-up laps?

4. What does Ghost answer Mr. Charles' greeting with, every day?

5. What does Ghost say he has been saying a lot lately, when he tells it to Mr. Charles?

(see the answer key)

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