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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Sunny’s secret?
(a) That he is being raised by foster parents.
(b) That his father left when he was young.
(c) That his mother died in childbirth.
(d) That he was adopted.

2. What is Ghost’s first thought about what secret to tell?
(a) To confess about the shoes.
(b) To tell where his mother works.
(c) To tell why his father is gone.
(d) To tell how poor he and his mother are.

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

4. How long does Ghost keep up, before he falls back?
(a) 20 minutes.
(b) 5 minutes.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

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

6. What is it that makes Aunt Sophie cool in Ghost’s eyes?
(a) Her cooking.
(b) Her skill at cards.
(c) Her tattoo.
(d) Her funny jokes.

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

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

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

10. 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 cannot bring himself to lie.
(c) He is afraid of being kicked off the team.
(d) He does not trust everyone yet.

11. What is Coach Brody’s response to Ghost’s new sneakers?
(a) He is skeptical.
(b) He is surprised.
(c) He is condescending.
(d) He is enthusiastic.

12. What does Coach Brody take away from the newbies at the Chinese restaurant?
(a) Their napkins.
(b) Their silverware.
(c) Their fortune cookies.
(d) Their dinners.

13. What is Thursday’s practice?
(a) Ladders.
(b) Fartleks.
(c) Long run.
(d) Technique.

14. How far off is Ghost from knowing his true shoe size?
(a) Two full sizes.
(b) One and a half sizes.
(c) One size.
(d) Half a size.

15. What does Ghost say he always gets when his mother and Aunt Sophie order Chinese food on weekends?
(a) General Tso’s chicken.
(b) Shrimp fried rice.
(c) Teriyaki chicken.
(d) Beef with broccoli.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ghost say is the response to Lu’s secret?

2. How does Coach Brody put the newbies at ease while they wait for their food?

3. How does Ghost characterize Shamika?

4. How does Ghost say he feels looking at the menu at the Chinese restaurant?

5. How many of everything does Mr. Charlie want to have on the shelves?

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