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Ghost: Final Novel Quiz: 2022

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Why does Ghost’s father not live with Ghost and his mother anymore?

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How does Castle feel about his father being in prison?

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Read the following statement: “My dad used to eat sunflower seeds too. But he used to chew the whole thing up. Just devour them like some kind of beast.”

How does the simile contribute to the text?

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What book did Mr. Charles give to Ghost?

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Why is Ghost so loyal and friendly toward Mr. Charles?

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Castle (Ghost) has a special connection with Mr. Charles. Choose three of the following that prove he and Mr. Charles have a positive relationship.

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Read the following statement: “My mom and I kept running, down the staircase into the street, breaking into the darkness with death chasing behind us.”

What is the purpose of the figurative language being used? How does it contribute to the text?

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How does the author use the flashback of Castle’s past to contribute to the story?

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What did Ghost think Coach Brody looked like when he first saw him?

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How did Coach respond when Lu asked if he had run in the Olympics?

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How did Ghost end up racing against Lu?

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What happened when Ghost and Lu raced at the beginning of the story?

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How does Coach react when he first sees Ghost run?

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When coach asks if Ghost would like to join the team, Ghost responds by saying -

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Coach tells Ghost that running will make him a better -

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How does Coach convince Ghost to join the Defenders track team?

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What is Coach's full time job?

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Ghost's mother agrees that Ghost can run track as long as he focuses on what?

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Which of the following BEST describes Castle’s mother?

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Which of the following BEST supports your answer to the above question?

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Who gives Castle the nickname "Ghost?"

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Which of the following items triggers memories of Ghost's father?

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What can you infer about Glass Manor, Ghost's neighborhood?

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After joining the track team in Chapter 1, how long was Ghost altercation-free?

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Why does Ghost beat up Brandon Simmons?

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When Ghost was suspended from school, he was picked up by -

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Ghost’s punishment for being suspended from school was -

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How did Ghost feel when he first started sprinting?

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Which items did Ghost not have for the first practice?

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How do Ghost and Lu feel about each other at first?

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Read the following from Page 65, “Still I had to ask. ‘You mad about yesterday? Is that what this about? Me proving that you ain’t all that fast?’ Then I had to add, ‘That you just got on a fancy suit tryin’ to front like you Usain Bolt.’”

How does this passage contribute to the text?

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"Don't pay that fool no mind. He just mad he Albino." Who does this passage refer to?

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Castle tells Coach that he is mainly afraid of himself. What kind of inference can we make about Castle based on this?

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Why does Castle cut his high-top shoes?

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"That dog chased me around the court, and I didn't stop running until I got home. That might have been the fastest I had ever run. Well, the second fastest."

What does Castle think is the fastest time he has ever run?

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"Imagine the sound a car makes when it's trying to start, but can't. Now, speed that sound up, and crank the volume high enough to blow out the windows in heaven." What sound is Ghost describing here?

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Ghost cuts school because -

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What was Castle’s motivation for stealing the shoes from the sporting goods store?

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What do we learn about Mr. Charles when Ghost talks to him after going to the sporting goods store?

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For his first practice with the new shoes, Ghost -

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What caused Ghost to have a panic attack when he was helping out at Mr. Charles’s store?

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Ghost's mother is working toward getting her -

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Which workout required Coach Brody to follow the track runners in the “Motivation Mobile”?

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What is Ghost’s favorite dinner meal?

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During the long run workout, Ghost is afraid of running by _______________________________.

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What does Ghost usually do on Saturdays, as described in Chapter 7?

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In Chapter 7, who apologized to Ghost for laughing at his cut-up shoes?

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The purpose of the Newbie dinner is -

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What secret does Lu share at the dinner?

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What secret did Sunny share at the dinner?

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What secret did Patty share at the dinner?

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Because of the way he felt with the team, Ghost said his secret was he -

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What was Coach’s secret that he shared at the dinner?

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After Ghost decides to order his dinner, he decides to -

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On Uniform Day, what happened to Ghost's uniform?

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How did Coach find out that Ghost had stolen the Silver Bullets?

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How did the team react when they found out Ghost was in trouble (after not receiving his uniform)?

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"Show you that you can't run away from who you are, but what you can do is run toward who you want to be."

Who said the above quote in the novel?

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How is Ghost finally able to receive his track uniform?

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Which of the following quotes from Chapter 9 show that Ghost deeply cares about his mother? Choose TWO:

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In Chapter 9, we learn that Coach Brody’s first name is -

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In Chapter 9, we learn that Coach Brody's father -

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What inference can you make about what Ghost learned after Coach shared his secret about his past in Chapter 9?

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Which of the following is the best evidence to support the answer you chose above?

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When Ghost finds a picture of Coach and his dad, what do we learn about their relationship?

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How does Ghost get his shoes back after Coach found out that he stole them?

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"I told you, kid. You're one of the World's Greatest." Who said this to Castle?

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Before heading to the park for his first track meet, where does Ghost stop first?

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How did Ghost's family support him at his first track meet?

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How did Ghost's first treack meet remind him of the last time he saw his father?

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What race does Ghost compete in at his first track meet?

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What character from the school ran against Ghost at the end of the story?

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What team member ran in the same race as Ghost at the end of the story?

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Which of the following best describes what Ghost meant by the following:

“. . . but whoever invented track got the whole gun means go thing right.”

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Which of the following is the best overall theme, or life lesson, for the book Ghost?