Ghost

Chapters 1-3

Reading Check

1. Buying the most sunflower seeds from Mr. Charles’ store (Chapter 1)

2. Mr. Charles (Chapter 1)

3. Lu (Chapter 2)

4. As Ghost (Chapter 2)

5. Stay out of trouble at school (Chapter 2)

6. Brandon makes fun of where Castle lives and throws food at him (Chapter 3)

7. Coach (Chapter 3)

Short Answer

1. One night, Castle’s father shot at him and his mother, so they had to run to the nearby store and hide. His father was arrested. Castle looks back on that night as when he learned to run. He runs all the time now. (Chapter 1)

2. Even though the tryouts have passed, Castle just goes up to the line to race Lu during practice and runs in high-tops and jeans, and the race is close. Since Lu is the fastest on the team, that means Castle is very fast too, so Coach agrees to work with him. (Chapter 2)

Chapters 4-6

Reading Check

1. Usain Bolt (Chapter 4)

2. Coach Whit (Chapter 4)

3. He trips on his shoelace. (Chapter 4)

4. Cuts off the tops of them (Chapter 4)

5. Brandon (Chapter 5)

6. The sports store and Mr. Charles’s store (Chapter 5)

7. The silver bullets (Chapter 6)

8. 25 minutes (Chapter 6)

Short Answer

1. People are laughing at his shoes. He cut the tops off the high-tops to run faster. He thought it was a good idea until the kids started laughing. (Chapter 5)

2. He stole running shoes. He also lied to Coach, saying his mom bought them for him. As he sits with his mom, he feels bad for both actions. He also knows she would have bought them if he asked. (Chapter 6)

Chapters 7-10

Reading Check

1. To dinner at a Chinese restaurant (Chapter 6)

2. He finds out Castle stole the shoes. (Chapter 8)

3. Facing the clerk that he stole from, running in his old shoes, and cleaning out the trunk of Coach’s cab (Chapter 9)

4. Brandon (Chapter 10)

5. Lu (Chapter 10)

6. With the gun starting the race (Chapter 10)

Short Answer

1. Shamika apologizes and sits with Castle and his friends at lunch. She tells stories and is good-natured, and Castle accepts her apology. (Chapter 7)

2. At dinner, Coach holds their utensils until each shares a secret about their life no one on the team knows. As they all share challenging stories about their lives, like Sunny’s mom dying in childbirth and Patina’s mom losing her legs and having to put her children up for adoption, the team bonds. (Chapter 8)