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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 is Ghost’s history of skipping school?
(a) He skips rarely.
(b) He has never done it before.
(c) He skips school all the time.
(d) He only misses school with a note.

2. How does Mr. Charles change his routine with Ghost when Ghost shows up at his store during school hours?
(a) He says there will not be any charge for the sunflower seeds.
(b) He says he is out of sunflower seeds.
(c) He says he will not sell Ghost sunflower seeds.
(d) He says the sunflower seeds will be $10.

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

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

5. How does Ghost explain to Mr. Charles why he is at the store during school hours?
(a) He tells Mr. Charles he felt too good to be in school.
(b) He tells Mr. Charles the kids were laughing at him.
(c) He tells Mr. Charles he got in trouble again.
(d) He tells Mr. Charles he felt sick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ghost compare his mortification of having his shoes laughed at to?

2. What is Ghost’s response to Lu’s secret?

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

4. How does Ghost keep his mother from seeing what he did to his shoes?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Thursday exercise for the Defenders?

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does Ghost say lying made him feel?

8. What secret does Patty tell at the restaurant?

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

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

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