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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Shamika make amends to Ghost for laughing at him?
(a) She tells stories about crying in front of everyone.
(b) She tells stories about skipping school.
(c) She tells stories about when she cut things up.
(d) She tells stories about getting in trouble.

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

3. Who does Coach Whit say shined in practice?
(a) Ghost.
(b) Lu.
(c) Sunny.
(d) Patty.

4. When does Ghost start to panic the day after altering his shoes?
(a) When Brandon walks in.
(b) When all the other students notice why Shamika is laughing.
(c) When the teacher asks why Shamika is laughing.
(d) When Shamika starts to laugh.

5. Who does Ghost say is the best basketball player at the neighborhood court?
(a) Sicko.
(b) Pop.
(c) Goose.
(d) Big James.

6. Who is the first person Ghost looks for when he gets to school after altering his high tops?
(a) Principal Marshall.
(b) Coach Brody.
(c) Brandon Simmons.
(d) Dre Anderson.

7. How does Ghost feel about his decision to alter his shoes on the night when he does it?
(a) He loves it.
(b) He has misgivings.
(c) He ignores his apprehension.
(d) He is aghast.

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

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

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

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

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

13. 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 hides them in his room.
(c) He wears his longest jeans to cover them.
(d) He does not get up from the table until she gets up.

14. What would Ghost’s mother do before taking him to Aunt Sophie’s house?
(a) Go for a long walk.
(b) Make him do his homework.
(c) Listen to music.
(d) Give him a haircut.

15. What does Ghost call the people on the Stairmaster treadmills?
(a) The office losers workout hour.
(b) Hamsters on their wheels.
(c) The Going Nowhere Show.
(d) The walking dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Coach Brody say the boys look like, in the back of his car on the way to dinner?

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

3. How far off is Ghost from knowing his true shoe size?

4. Why does Sunny get in the back with Lu and Ghost?

5. What is Sunny’s neighborhood like?

(see the answer keys)

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