Ghost's punishment for being suspended from school was...

Running an hour's worth of extra sprints

Writing an essay about improving his behavior

Cleaning the bathroom of Mr. Charles' store

Being grounded from going to play basketball for a month

What did Ghost do to his "high-top" shoes?

Cut off the top part so that they allowed him to run faster

Painted them black so they would look like running shoes

Sanded off the tread so he would slide on the track faster

When Ghost returned to school from his suspension, the other students...

Were angry with him for fighting

Nothing, because he did not go back to school

Ghost ran out of school because :

His teacher called him out for not doing his homework

He got a message his mom was sick

He waned to practice instead of eating lunch

When Ghost saw the "silver bullets" in the store he:

Realized they were soccer shoes

Ask if the clerk could hold onto them until mother came to pay for them

Ask Mr. Charles to loan him the money to buy them

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

Mr. Charles' family looked down on him for owning a store

Mr. Charles used to be a sprinter in high school

Mr. Charles was a track coach before he started the store

Mr. Charles' family supported him not matter what

For his first practice with the new shoes, Ghost...

Ran sprints faster than ever in the "Silver Bullets"

Ran in his old shoes because he was saving the silver bullets for race day

What do we learn about Sunny's neighborhood?

He lives in an expensive neighborhood

He lives in an apartment just like Ghost

What kind of restaurant does Coach take the team to?

Fast food, because they are all fast

What secret did Lu share?

He wishes he had a brother so he would know what he could look like

He thinks of Coach as the father he never had

He gets so nervous before races he sometimes throws up

What secret did Sunny share?

His mother died giving birth, so he runs for her

His father is physically abusive

He thinks of coach as the father he never had

What secret did Patty share?

Her birth mother's legs were amputated

She thinks of coach as the father she never had

Her mother died giving birth, so she runs for her

She wishes she could do ballet instead of track

How did Ghost's school friends (Red and Dre) react when they found out he was on the track team?

They encouraged him to keep working

They made fun of him and called him "slow"

They both asked if they could join with him

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

Though of coach as his father now

Sometimes stole sunflower seeds from Mr. Charles

What was Coach's secret?

He ran in the Olympics and won a gold medal

He was never actually a good runner, but he loves to coach

He thought of himself as their father

He stole money from his employer to pay for uniforms

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

Save some of his dinner and take it home to his mom

Bring the chopsticks home to his mom

He asks coach if he can get an extra dinner for his mom

Learn how to cook Chinese food for his mom

On uniform day, what happened to Ghost's uniform?

Coach did not give Ghost his uniform

The coach forgot the uniform at the store

Coach accidentally gave Ghost's uniform to a kid who did not make the team

Lu spilled Gatorade all over the uniform, almost ruining it

How did coach find out Ghost had stolen the "silver bullets?"

He saw a flyer at the store with a picture of Ghost stealing the shoes

He has a friend on the Police department who asked if any kids had new shoes

The clerk at the store asked if any of his team members had new shoes

Ghost's mom called and told coach that Ghost had stolen the shoes

How did the team react when they found out Ghost was in trouble?

They laughed at Ghost and teased him about being in trouble

They stayed totally away from him because they did not want to get in trouble as well

They begged coach to go easy on Ghost because he was a Defender

What happened to Coach's father?

He overdosed while getting high

He lives in Glass Manor and sweeps the street to keep it clean

He coached Coach when he was younger and became a successful coach himself

He died of cancer when Coach was young

What was Ghost's punishment for stealing the shoes?

He had to lean Coach's dirty cab

He had to run fifty-one hundred-meter sprints

He had to clean the shoe store everyday for a month

He did not get any real punishment

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

Coach was filled with rage at his father

Coach could barely remember his father

Coach had nothing but love for his father

How does Ghost get his shoes back?

Coach paid for them with his credit card

After Coach made him return them, he stole an identical pair for the meet

He did not get his shoes back, but a teammate loaned him an old pair

His mother bought him an identical pair

What character from the school ran against Ghost?

Brandon, the kid he had a fight with

What happened in Ghost's first race?

No one knows, the author did not tell the reader

He lost, but only to a teammate, which was ok for Ghost

He lost to Brandon, which humiliated Ghost

Ghost - Jason Reynolds

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English

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7th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Medium

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CCSS

RL.5.3, RL.8.3, RI.2.1

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40 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

His dad tried to shoot Ghost and his mother

His dad left to pursue a career as a runner

His mom and dad got a divorce and his dad moved out

Ghost's father passed away

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

He said he only made the Olympic trials

He said he won an Olympic medal

He asked Lu if it was true that Lu didn't run in the Olympics

He just looked at Lu and laughed

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did Ghost end up racing against Lu?

All the Defenders got a chance to race each other

Ghost just walked onto the track and lined up next to Lu

Coach saw that Ghost was hanging out at the track and invited him to run

Ghost did not race Lu, he simply watched from the sidelines

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happened when Ghost and Lu raced?

Ghost won

Lu won

They tripped over each other and both fell to the track

They were so close the coach couldn't tell who won

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

"I'll think about it."

"I've always wanted to run track."

"Nope"

"I can only play one sport at a time."

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Coach tells Ghost that running will make him a better ......

Student

Basketball player

Son

Football player

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Coach's full-time job is

Coaching

Teaching

Selling cars

Driving a cab

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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40 questions

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

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

How did Ghost end up racing against Lu?

What happened when Ghost and Lu raced?

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

Coach tells Ghost that running will make him a better ......

Coach's full-time job is

Ghost was suspended from school for........

When Ghost was sent home from school, he was picked up by.....

Mr. Charles could best be described as...

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