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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. Why does Ghost’s mother not say anything about his new shoes?
2. What is Ghost’s response to Lu’s secret?
3. How does Coach Brody put the newbies at ease while they wait for their food?
4. What does Coach Brody say the boys look like, in the back of his car on the way to dinner?
5. What does Coach Brody take away from the newbies at the Chinese restaurant?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Sunny’s house like, when Coach Brody and the others go to pick him up?
2. What secret does Patty tell at the restaurant?
3. What does Ghost tell Coach Brody when Coach Brody asks him where he got the shoes?
4. Why does Ghost hide his cut-up shoes from his mother?
5. How does Mr. Charles repair Ghost’s feelings from getting locked in the stockroom?
6. What is the Thursday exercise for the Defenders?
7. How does Ghost say that things changed after everyone tells their secrets at the restaurant?
8. What secret does Lu tell at the restaraunt?
9. What secret does Coach Brody tell at the restaurant?
10. How does Mr. Charles make Ghost feel better for having been laughed at?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When is Ghost most itself? What is its characteristic passage, or moment? What makes that moment or passage the most representative of the book as a whole? Are there any places where the book seems to depart from its typical self, as if to become a different book?
Essay Topic 2
Many of the characters in Ghost are flawed. How does it help Ghost when other characters talk about their flaws? What traits does it require of them, to be open about their flaws or embarrassing moments? Why do they show those qualities for Ghost’s sake?
Essay Topic 3
Write an evaluative review of Ghost. What is this book’s place in culture? What are its uses? What are its limitations?
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