View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does Ghost model his career expectations on?
(a) Michael Jordan.
(b) LeBron James.
(c) Marshawn Lynch.
(d) Usain Bolt.

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

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

6. 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.

7. What book is Ghost reading in English class?
(a) Lord of the Flies.
(b) Edgar Allen Poe’s Short Stories.
(c) Last of the Mohicans.
(d) To Kill a Mockingbird.

8. Where does Ghost watch the track team working out?
(a) From the field in the middle of the track.
(b) From behind the gate.
(c) From the bleachers.
(d) From the track.

9. What does Ghost call his file from school?
(a) A testimonial.
(b) A rap sheet.
(c) A criminal record.
(d) A hip hop song.

10. What does Ghost say he has in common with his friend Red Griffin?
(a) They both live with their moms alone.
(b) They both have fathers in prison.
(c) They both want to play basketball.
(d) They both have a lot of scream inside.

11. Where does Ghost’s mother sleep at home?
(a) Her bedroom.
(b) Ghost’s bedroom.
(c) In the hall.
(d) The couch.

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

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

14. Who does Coach Brody accuse of slacking of the first day?
(a) Aaron.
(b) Patty.
(c) Lu.
(d) Sunny.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ghost characterize Brandon’s personality?

2. What is the first world record Ghost cites?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 463 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample