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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 do Ghost and King do with Ghost’s mother and Aunt Sophie?
(a) Play cards.
(b) Go to the park.
(c) Go shopping.
(d) Clean the house.

2. What captures Ghost’s attention when he and his fellow newbies get to the Chinese restaurant with Coach Brody?
(a) The decorations.
(b) The menus.
(c) The mints on the counter.
(d) The fish in the tank.

3. How does Ghost characterize the silver shoes he shoplifts?
(a) Put-down shoes.
(b) Shut-up shoes.
(c) You-somebody shoes.
(d) Get-it-done shoes.

4. What is Ghost’s response to Lu’s secret?
(a) He understands how hard it is living in a split family.
(b) He can sympathize with having an absent father.
(c) He can imagine wanting a brother.
(d) He is confused at Lu’s feelings.

5. What does Coach Brody say the boys look like, in the back of his car on the way to dinner?
(a) Teammates.
(b) Monkeys.
(c) Brothers.
(d) Family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ghost finally stop running, once he leaves school after having his shoes laughed at?

2. Why does Ghost’s mother not say anything about his new shoes?

3. How does Ghost feel about his decision to alter his shoes on the night when he does it?

4. How long does Ghost keep up, before he falls back?

5. What saves Ghost from the mortification of everyone’s laughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Ghost at Mr. Charles’ store, after Ghost had left Everything Sports?

2. What is Ghost’s mother’s homework, and what kind of education is it part of?

3. What goes on at the basketball court when Ghost goes there after school on Friday?

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

5. What secret does Coach Brody tell at the restaurant?

6. How does Ghost say lying made him feel?

7. What is it like for Ghost to see Brandon Simmons again after their fight?

8. How do Ghost and the other newbies bond on the way to the Chinese restaurant?

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

10. What does Ghost tell Coach Brody when Coach Brody asks him where he got the shoes?

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