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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Foreshadowing.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Simile.
(d) Flashback.

2. 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) There was blood on his lips.
(b) He was naked.
(c) His hands were bleeding.
(d) He had a black eye.

3. How often does Ghost play basketball?
(a) Every day.
(b) Rarely, if ever.
(c) Once a week.
(d) Three days a week.

4. What effect does Ghost say his father’s gunshots had on him?
(a) They made him run faster.
(b) They made time move slower.
(c) They made him viscerally sad.
(d) They made him more attentive.

5. What does Ghost say made the last night of his father’s meanness worse?
(a) His father brought friends home.
(b) His mother fought back.
(c) His father lost money gambling.
(d) His father also took drugs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ghost say he is a master at?

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

4. How does Coach Brody describe the Defenders?

5. How frequently does Ghost say his father would watch track on TV?

(see the answer key)

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