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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 Thursday’s practice?
(a) Long run.
(b) Fartleks.
(c) Technique.
(d) Ladders.

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

3. Who is it who starts a fight at the basketball court?
(a) Sicko.
(b) Big James.
(c) Ghost.
(d) Goose.

4. What caused Shamika to notices Ghost’s sneakers?
(a) She was just observant and noticed them.
(b) She bent down to pick up her pencil.
(c) His feet hit her under her desk.
(d) She tripped over Ghost’s feet.

5. Why does Mr. Charles say he had been laughed at in his family?
(a) Because he had a thicker accent than his siblings.
(b) Because he was not as smart as his siblings.
(c) Because he was more motivated than his siblings.
(d) Because he was so much younger than his siblings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sunny’s neighborhood like?

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

3. Why does Mr. Charles say that he is changing the routine between himself and Ghost regarding the sunflower seeds?

4. How does Ghost feel while he is practicing in his new shoes?

5. What would Ghost’s mother do before taking him to Aunt Sophie’s house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What secret does Sunny tell at the restaurant?

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

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

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

5. How does Ghost say lying made him feel?

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

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

8. What happens to Ghost at Everything Sports?

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

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

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