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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What else did Ghost notice about his father, beside the fact that he was cocking a pistol, when Ghost and his mother were running out of the house?

2. What does Ghost say made his father mean?

3. Where does Ghost sleep at home?

4. How does Ghost describe Maureen Thorne in his math class?

5. What is Brandon's nickname for Ghost?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ghost’s first impression of Coach Brody?

2. How does Ghost explain the altercation to Coach Brody so that he does not get kicked off the team?

3. What is Ghost’s personality like?

4. How does the team handle it when Lu starts insulting Ghost?

5. How does Ghost end up on the Defenders?

6. Why is Ghost so fascinated with the Guinness Book of World Records?

7. What are “ladders” to Ghost and the other runners (62)?

8. Where is Ghost’s father now?

9. What does Ghost do during the time he is altercation-free?

10. Where does Ghost take his name from?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Evaluate your own reading of “Ghost”—did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.

Essay Topic 2

How would you rewrite Ghost, if you were to adapt it and make it your own. What part of the book would you preserve? What part would you change? Explain your motivation for the changes you would make.

Essay Topic 3

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

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