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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ghost feel about his decision to alter his shoes the next morning?
(a) He still acts like nothing happens.
(b) He is panicking.
(c) He still feels good about it.
(d) His misgivings are deepening.

2. Who is it who starts a fight at the basketball court?
(a) Ghost.
(b) Goose.
(c) Big James.
(d) Sicko.

3. How does Ghost say he feels looking at the menu at the Chinese restaurant?
(a) Panicked.
(b) Excited.
(c) Confused.
(d) Intimidated.

4. Who is it that smells like flowers in Coach Brody’s car?
(a) Ghost.
(b) Patty.
(c) Sunny.
(d) Lu.

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

6. What secret does Ghost tell at the Chinese restaurant?
(a) That he stole the sneakers.
(b) That he has a thick file at school.
(c) That his father is in prison for trying to shoot him.
(d) That his family is poor.

7. What does Ghost order at the Chinese restaurant?
(a) Peking Duck.
(b) Shrimp fried rice.
(c) General Tso’s chicken.
(d) Cashew chicken.

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

9. How does Ghost keep his mother from seeing what he did to his shoes?
(a) He distracts her with questions to keep her from paying attention.
(b) He does not get up from the table until she gets up.
(c) He hides them in his room.
(d) He wears his longest jeans to cover them.

10. Where does Ghost finally stop running, once he leaves school after having his shoes laughed at?
(a) Martin Luther King Park.
(b) Mr. Charles’ country store.
(c) The wig shop.
(d) Everything Sports.

11. 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 not as smart as his siblings.
(d) Because he was more motivated than his siblings.

12. How does Ghost characterize Goose, the drug dealer?
(a) A real volatile guy.
(b) A dangerous guy.
(c) A mysterious guy.
(d) Mostly a nice guy.

13. How does Ghost feel while he is practicing in his new shoes?
(a) Like he is running on borrowed time.
(b) Like someone is waiting for him at home.
(c) Like he is being chased.
(d) Like he got away with something.

14. Why does Ghost tell people to go easy on Brandon in school on Friday?
(a) He wants to impress Coach Brody by being the bigger person.
(b) He understands what it is like to feel humiliated.
(c) He wants to win Brandon over and be friends.
(d) He wants to embarrass him more himself.

15. What is Ghost’s response to Lu’s secret?
(a) He can sympathize with having an absent father.
(b) He understands how hard it is living in a split family.
(c) He is confused at Lu’s feelings.
(d) He can imagine wanting a brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Patty’s secret?

2. What would Ghost’s mother do before taking him to Aunt Sophie’s house?

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

4. What makes Shamika’s laughter so dangerous for Ghost?

5. What does Coach Brody tell the newbies after they order at the Chinese restaurant?

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