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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 captures Ghost’s attention when he and his fellow newbies get to the Chinese restaurant with Coach Brody?
2. What makes Shamika’s laughter so dangerous for Ghost?
3. Why does Ghost stop running after a short while after shoplifting shoes?
4. What tradition does Coach Brody tell the newbies about after the long run practice?
5. What is Sunny’s neighborhood like?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Ghost’s routine with his mother in the evenings?
2. What secret does Patty tell at the restaurant?
3. How does Ghost say that things changed after everyone tells their secrets at the restaurant?
4. What does Ghost tell Coach Brody when Coach Brody asks him where he got the shoes?
5. How does Shamika atone for embarrassing Ghost the day before?
6. What is Ghost’s reaction once everyone notices his shoes?
7. Why does Ghost hide his cut-up shoes from his mother?
8. How does Mr. Charles repair Ghost’s feelings from getting locked in the stockroom?
9. What happens to Ghost at Everything Sports?
10. When does Ghost start to regret having cut up his shoes?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
What effect does Ghost’s father’s ‘losing it’ have on Ghost, and how does he repair that effect through the course of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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