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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Ghost feel angry at, when he decides to race Lu?
(a) His housing complex.
(b) Coach Brody.
(c) His father.
(d) Brandon.

2. What does Ghost say he would hold the world record for?
(a) Running away from trouble.
(b) Eating sunflower seeds.
(c) The 100-meter sprint.
(d) Having a file at school.

3. What does Ghost say the sound of the gunshot made his heart feel like?
(a) Exploding.
(b) Hiccupping.
(c) Stopping.
(d) Shooting back.

4. What is Brandon's nickname for Ghost?
(a) Shack.
(b) Shed.
(c) Cabin.
(d) Palace.

5. What type of vehicle does Coach Brody drive?
(a) A cab.
(b) A hybrid electric car.
(c) A motorcycle.
(d) A pickup truck.

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

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

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

9. What do people make fun of Ghost for?
(a) His clothes.
(b) His intelligence.
(c) His accent.
(d) His style.

10. What does Ghost have in common with his friend Dre Anderson?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Track.
(c) Music.
(d) Basketball.

11. How frequently does Ghost say his father would watch track on TV?
(a) Regularly.
(b) Religiously.
(c) Never.
(d) Sometimes.

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

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

14. What does Ghost say he is a master at?
(a) Catching the bus on time.
(b) Picking sunflowers out of the seeds with his teeth.
(c) Doing the minimum homework.
(d) Running on the Stairmaster.

15. What does Ghost say he learned to do the night his father lost it?
(a) Run.
(b) Stand up for himself.
(c) Protect his mother.
(d) Hide.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ghost model his career expectations on?

2. What does Ghost say made the last night of his father’s meanness worse?

3. Why does Ghost end up in the principal’s office, typically?

4. What does Lu accuse Ghost of, during a break?

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

(see the answer keys)

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