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

2. How long ago did Ghost’s father get arrested?

3. What was Ghost’s father doing when the cops arrived?

4. What kind of training do Ghost and his teammates do on his first day of practice?

5. How does Brandon say people look at Glass Manor?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ghost say is in his file at school?

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

3. What is Ghost’s first impression of Lu?

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

5. How does Ghost end up on the Defenders?

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

7. How do sunflower seeds connect Ghost with his father?

8. Where does Ghost take his name from?

9. Where is Ghost’s father now?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ghost and Brandon Simmons start off as enemies, but their relationship undergoes something more complicated than that, when Ghost tells his friends to go easy on Brandon. What are the factors that lead to this change? What are the different directions this relationship could take in upcoming chapters? Using examples from the text, make a case for each of the options, and make a prediction about which direction the author will take this relationship in subsequent books in the series.

Essay Topic 2

Who is the audience for Ghost? What is the ideal reader for Ghost likely to think about the book’s main topics? How does this book try to affect the reader? What is it trying to teach him or her, or get him or her to do?

Essay Topic 3

What is the role of women in Ghost? How are women portrayed, and what kinds of roles are open to them? How would you evaluate Jason Reynolds’s depiction of women in this novel?

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