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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. Why does Ghost’s mother not say anything about his new shoes?
(a) Because she is too tired to notice.
(b) Because he takes them off and puts them in his room as soon as he gets home.
(c) Because he tells her coach got them for him.
(d) Because he does not let her see them.

2. What does Ghost say he has been saying a lot lately, when he tells it to Mr. Charles?
(a) "Don’t be mad at me."
(b) "Don't tell my mom."
(c) "Don’t make me go back to school."
(d) "Don’t make me give up the shoes."

3. What is Sunny’s neighborhood like?
(a) Run-down.
(b) Affluent.
(c) Down-and-out.
(d) Rich.

4. What does Ghost say he has been eating since his father went away?
(a) Leftovers.
(b) Rice and beans.
(c) Packaged food.
(d) Hospital food.

5. What does Ghost realize when Thursday’s practice begins?
(a) There are cops all around the track.
(b) Coach Brody does not believe he bought the shoes.
(c) He will be running right past the sporting goods store.
(d) He has not eaten all day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Patty’s secret?

2. What does Ghost pledge to do before the food comes at the Chinese restaurant?

3. Who is Coach Brody talking to while he waits for Ghost to come to the car before dinner on Friday night?

4. What captures Ghost’s attention when he and his fellow newbies get to the Chinese restaurant with Coach Brody?

5. What does Coach Brody tell the newbies after they order at the Chinese restaurant?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens to Ghost at Everything Sports?

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

6. How do Ghost’s teammates react to his new shoes?

7. How does Mr. Charles make Ghost feel better for having been laughed at?

8. Why does Ghost hide his cut-up shoes from his mother?

9. What secret does Patty tell at the restaurant?

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

(see the answer keys)

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