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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What feature distinguishes Coach Brody’s face for Ghost?
(a) His lazy eye.
(b) His hare lip.
(c) His chipped tooth.
(d) His scar.

2. Where does Ghost sleep at home?
(a) In his bedroom.
(b) In his mother’s bedroom.
(c) In the hall.
(d) In the living room.

3. What does Ghost say Charlotte Lee holds the world record for?
(a) Cooking rice pudding.
(b) Free falling from space.
(c) Riding a bike on one wheel.
(d) Owning rubber ducks.

4. How does Coach Brody describe the Defenders?
(a) An elite team that has a reputation to uphold.
(b) One of the best youth teams in the city.
(c) A feeder program for top colleges.
(d) A team of underdogs.

5. How frequently does Ghost say his father would watch track on TV?
(a) Regularly.
(b) Never.
(c) Religiously.
(d) Sometimes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ghost say made the last night of his father’s meanness worse?

2. What was Ghost’s father doing when the cops arrived?

3. How does Ghost respond when Brandon throws a chicken wing at him?

4. What does Ghost say made his father mean?

5. What does Ghost answer Mr. Charles' greeting with, every day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ghost’s personality like?

2. What are “ladders” to Ghost and the other runners (62)?

3. How does Coach Brody end up being the one to come get Ghost from school?

4. How does the team handle it when Lu starts insulting Ghost?

5. What is Coach Brody’s response to Ghost when Ghost says that he is tired, after half a dozen sprints?

6. Where does Ghost take his name from?

7. What does Coach Brody tell his athletes about the team they are on?

8. What does Ghost do during the time he is altercation-free?

9. What is Ghost’s routine with Mr. Charles?

10. How do sunflower seeds connect Ghost with his father?

(see the answer keys)

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