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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 say he did not ask his mother for the shoes?

2. What does Ghost compare his mortification of having his shoes laughed at to?

3. What does Dre tell Ghost everyone is talking about at school?

4. When does Ghost start to panic the day after altering his shoes?

5. What caused Shamika to notices Ghost’s sneakers?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to Ghost at Mr. Charles’ store, after Ghost had left Everything Sports?

3. How does Mr. Charles make Ghost feel better for having been laughed at?

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

5. How does Shamika atone for embarrassing Ghost the day before?

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

7. What secret does Lu tell at the restaraunt?

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

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

10. What is the Thursday exercise for the Defenders?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Evaluate Ghost as a bildungsroman, a coming-of-age narrative. What are the challenges Ghost faces in rites of passage in this novel? How does he overcome these challenges, and what does he learn at each stage? How is Ghost a different person at the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Write an evaluative review of Ghost. What is this book’s place in culture? What are its uses? What are its limitations?

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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