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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. Who does Ghost say Mr. Brown looks like?

2. How does Ghost compensate for embarrassing himself, tripping over his shoelace?

3. Who does Ghost model his career expectations on?

4. What does Ghost say made the last night of his father’s meanness worse?

5. Who does Coach Brody accuse of slacking of the first day?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Ghost convince the principal not to suspend him?

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

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

5. Why does Ghost end up cutting up his sneakers?

6. What does Coach Brody tell his athletes about the team they are on?

7. What is Ghost’s relationship with basketball?

8. How does Usain Bolt become important to Ghost?

9. What is Ghost’s personality like?

10. What convinces Ghost to try to run against Lu?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

What effect does Ghost’s father’s ‘losing it’ have on Ghost, and how does he repair that effect through the course of the novel?

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