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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. Where does Ghost learn about Usain Bolt?
(a) His classmates.
(b) The Guinness Book of World Records.
(c) Coach Brody.
(d) His father.

2. Where does Ghost’s mother sleep at home?
(a) Her bedroom.
(b) Ghost’s bedroom.
(c) The couch.
(d) In the hall.

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

4. What does Ghost say he learned to do the night his father lost it?
(a) Run.
(b) Hide.
(c) Protect his mother.
(d) Stand up for himself.

5. How long ago did Ghost’s father get arrested?
(a) Two years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Six years.
(d) Three years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why are people friends with Red, according to Ghost?

3. What color does Ghost say he is on the inside when he gets mad?

4. Why does Ghost say he wants to sleep near his mother?

5. What is Brandon's nickname for Ghost?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Brandon tease Ghost about, that leads to the fight?

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

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

7. Where is Ghost’s father now?

8. How does Ghost end up on the Defenders?

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

10. Why is Ghost so fascinated with the Guinness Book of World Records?

(see the answer keys)

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