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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 compare his mortification of having his shoes laughed at to?
(a) A basketball player getting dunked on.
(b) A lover getting dumped.
(c) A doctor cutting off the wrong arm.
(d) A driver getting in a wreck.

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

3. What would Ghost’s mother do before taking him to Aunt Sophie’s house?
(a) Make him do his homework.
(b) Give him a haircut.
(c) Go for a long walk.
(d) Listen to music.

4. How does Ghost say he feels looking at the menu at the Chinese restaurant?
(a) Intimidated.
(b) Excited.
(c) Confused.
(d) Panicked.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of everything does Mr. Charlie want to have on the shelves?

2. What is Ghost’s history of skipping school?

3. What makes Shamika’s laughter so dangerous for Ghost?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What secret does Lu tell at the restaraunt?

3. How does Ghost say lying made him feel?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is the Thursday exercise for the Defenders?

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

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