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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ghost’s mother not say anything about his new shoes?
(a) Because she is too tired to notice.
(b) Because he takes them off and puts them in his room as soon as he gets home.
(c) Because he tells her coach got them for him.
(d) Because he does not let her see them.

2. What does Ghost say he has been saying a lot lately, when he tells it to Mr. Charles?
(a) "Don’t be mad at me."
(b) "Don't tell my mom."
(c) "Don’t make me go back to school."
(d) "Don’t make me give up the shoes."

3. What is Sunny’s neighborhood like?
(a) Run-down.
(b) Affluent.
(c) Down-and-out.
(d) Rich.

4. What does Ghost say he has been eating since his father went away?
(a) Leftovers.
(b) Rice and beans.
(c) Packaged food.
(d) Hospital food.

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

6. What is Patty’s secret?
(a) That she runs to honor her mother, who lost legs to diabetes.
(b) That her mother runs to honor her mother, who died in childbirth.
(c) That her mother makes her run as punishment.
(d) The she runs to get away from her unhappy home as well.

7. What does Ghost pledge to do before the food comes at the Chinese restaurant?
(a) Agree to the coach’s rules.
(b) Take some home to his mother.
(c) Not get in any trouble at school.
(d) Make Coach Brody proud.

8. Who is Coach Brody talking to while he waits for Ghost to come to the car before dinner on Friday night?
(a) Mr. Jefferson.
(b) Ghost’s mother.
(c) Aunt Sophie.
(d) Ghost’s neighbor.

9. What captures Ghost’s attention when he and his fellow newbies get to the Chinese restaurant with Coach Brody?
(a) The menus.
(b) The decorations.
(c) The fish in the tank.
(d) The mints on the counter.

10. What does Coach Brody tell the newbies after they order at the Chinese restaurant?
(a) That they have obstacles to overcome.
(b) That they show promise.
(c) That they will have to work hard to compete.
(d) That they are the most talented group he has seen.

11. Why does Ghost stop running after a short while after shoplifting shoes?
(a) He is weighted down with guilt.
(b) He does not want to draw attention to himself.
(c) He is almost home.
(d) He does not want to get to track practice sweaty.

12. What does Sunny’s secret have to do with why he joined the Defenders?
(a) He runs to distinguish himself for his overbearing parents.
(b) He runs because he feels like it makes him forget about his family.
(c) He runs to get away from the house where he is unhappy.
(d) He runs to honor his mother, who was a runner before she died.

13. How does Ghost characterize Shamika?
(a) Mean.
(b) Serious.
(c) Kinda cool.
(d) Hard-hearted.

14. Why does Ghost not tell the first secret that comes to mind at the Chinese restaurant?
(a) He knows coach will be mad.
(b) He does not trust everyone yet.
(c) He is afraid of being kicked off the team.
(d) He cannot bring himself to lie.

15. What effect does Ghost’s secret have on his teammates?
(a) They were taken aback.
(b) They fawned on him.
(c) They cared and also did not care.
(d) They did not know how to react.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ghost tell people to go easy on Brandon in school on Friday?

2. How does Ghost feel about his decision to alter his shoes the next morning?

3. What does Ghost’s mother do early on Saturday mornings?

4. How does Ghost describe the physical effect of his humiliation over having his shoes laughed at?

5. Why does Mr. Charles say that he is changing the routine between himself and Ghost regarding the sunflower seeds?

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