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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 is it that allows Ghost to tell Mr. Charlie he feels okay in spite of having been locked in the store room yesterday?

2. What effect does Ghost’s secret have on his teammates?

3. How does Ghost explain to Mr. Charles why he is at the store during school hours?

4. Who is it who starts a fight at the basketball court?

5. How does Ghost describe the physical effect of his humiliation over having his shoes laughed at?

Short Essay Questions

1. What secret does Patty tell at the restaurant?

2. What is Ghost’s routine with his mother in the evenings?

3. What is Ghost’s mother’s homework, and what kind of education is it part of?

4. What secret does Coach Brody tell at the restaurant?

5. What is Ghost’s reaction once everyone notices his shoes?

6. How does Ghost say that things changed after everyone tells their secrets at the restaurant?

7. What is it like for Ghost to see Brandon Simmons again after their fight?

8. How do Ghost and the other newbies bond on the way to the Chinese restaurant?

9. What secret does Lu tell at the restaraunt?

10. What does Ghost tell Coach Brody when Coach Brody asks him where he got the shoes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In a number of places, key characters behave really admirably toward Ghost, helping him stay on track and excel. How are these characters different from the characters you might meet in typical stories of young black men whose fathers are gone or in prison? Describe what makes Ghost different. Pick a scene and say how a stereotypical story would go.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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