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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 does Ghost’s mother do early on Saturday mornings?
(a) Run with Ghost.
(b) Nursing class.
(c) Visit Aunt Sophie.
(d) Take Ghost grocery shopping.

2. How does Ghost keep his mother from seeing what he did to his shoes?
(a) He does not get up from the table until she gets up.
(b) He wears his longest jeans to cover them.
(c) He hides them in his room.
(d) He distracts her with questions to keep her from paying attention.

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

4. How does Ghost feel about his decision to alter his shoes the next morning?
(a) His misgivings are deepening.
(b) He is panicking.
(c) He still acts like nothing happens.
(d) He still feels good about it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Patty’s secret?

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

3. When does Ghost start to panic the day after altering his shoes?

4. Why does Mr. Charles say he had been laughed at in his family?

5. Who is the first person Ghost looks for when he gets to school after altering his high tops?

Short Essay Questions

1. What secret does Sunny tell at the restaurant?

2. What is Ghost’s routine with his mother in the evenings?

3. When does Ghost start to regret having cut up his shoes?

4. How does Mr. Charles repair Ghost’s feelings from getting locked in the stockroom?

5. What secret does Patty tell at the restaurant?

6. How does Shamika atone for embarrassing Ghost the day before?

7. How does Ghost say lying made him feel?

8. What is Sunny’s house like, when Coach Brody and the others go to pick him up?

9. How does Ghost say that things changed after everyone tells their secrets at the restaurant?

10. What is Ghost’s reaction once everyone notices his shoes?

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