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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 about warm-up laps?
3. How frequently does Ghost say his father would watch track on TV?
4. How does Ghost characterize his responses to the insults?
5. How does Ghost say he feels about his father’s sentence?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Ghost take his name from?
2. What convinces Ghost to try to run against Lu?
3. How do sunflower seeds connect Ghost with his father?
4. What is Ghost’s relationship with basketball?
5. What does Coach Brody tell his athletes about the team they are on?
6. How does Ghost convince the principal not to suspend him?
7. How does Coach Brody end up being the one to come get Ghost from school?
8. What is Coach Brody’s response to Ghost when Ghost says that he is tired, after half a dozen sprints?
9. What are “ladders” to Ghost and the other runners (62)?
10. What is Ghost’s personality like?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What topics would you like to research further, after reading Ghost? Describe why additional research or reading would be beneficial to an understanding of this book. Propose a list of articles or books you would read in order to get a better handle on Ghost.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Write a character sketch of the author based on her style and content. What values does he hold dear? What are his hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think he is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.
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