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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. How does Brandon say people look at Glass Manor?
(a) Foggy.
(b) Shattered.
(c) See-through.
(d) Filmy.

2. What is Ghost’s preferred sport at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Football.
(c) Hockey.
(d) Basketball.

3. What does Ghost say about warm-up laps?
(a) They look tedious.
(b) They make a lot of sense.
(c) They look exhausting.
(d) They are stupid.

4. How does Ghost characterize his responses to the insults?
(a) Condescending superiority.
(b) A show of overwhelming force.
(c) Violence.
(d) Not exemplary behavior.

5. What does Mr. Charles greet Ghost with, every day?
(a) “Hello my boy.”
(b) “Look, it’s the greatest.”
(c) “Hey champ.”
(d) “Let me guess, sunflower seeds.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lu accuse Ghost of, during a break?

2. What else did Ghost notice about his father, beside the fact that he was cocking a pistol, when Ghost and his mother were running out of the house?

3. Since we know that Ghost will be joining a track team and running races, what does the scene where his father shot a gun at him serve as?

4. What does Ghost call his file from school?

5. How frequently does Ghost say his father would watch track on TV?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Ghost’s father now?

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

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

4. What convinces Ghost to try to run against Lu?

5. What is Ghost’s personality like?

6. How does Ghost convince the principal not to suspend him?

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

8. What happened when Ghost’s father “lost it” (5)?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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