Ghost Comprehension Questions
The item Ghost purchases regularly from Mr. Charles's store
What is sunflower seeds
Ghost is written from this point of view
What is first person
A comparison between two unlike things that uses the words like or as
What is a simile
A noisy argument or disagreement
What is an altercation
The name of Ghost's cousin who comes to his track meet
What is King
Coach gets Ghost's mom to agree to him being on the track team by saying he will remain focused on...
what is school and staying out of trouble
The reason Ghost learns to run
His father shoots at him and his mother
Giving human characteristics to non-living objects
What is personification
To make rude or mocking remarks
What is to jeer
The name Brandon calls Ghost's home town to make fun of him.
What is Glass Manor
Ghost beat up Brandon because he made fun of...
What is Ghost's home
The reason Ghost is loyal and friendly toward Mr. Charles
What is because Mr. Charles sheltered Ghost and his mom from his father
Name this type of figurative language: Her eyes were twinkling stars
What is metaphor
To speak to someone in a mocking way
What is scoff
The main character in a story
What is the protagonist
Ghost is most afraid of this person
What is himself
Ghost does not think he is a __________, but he is concerned about how good he is becoming at _____________.
What is a criminal and lying
Name this type of figurative language: Ghost ran faster than the speed of light.
Hyperbole
To walk unsteadily or with great difficulty
The acronym we use to write argumentative essays
What is RACES
Ghost wins back his jersey after he does this
What is apologize for shoplifting
The lesson Coach wanted to teach Ghost
What is that he needs to not run from who he is, but run towards who he wants to be
A word that imitates the natural sounds of a thing.
what is onomatopoeia
The message, concern, or purpose of a written work
What is the theme
Name four different types of conflicts we see in literature
What is man vs. man, man vs. self, man vs. nature, man vs. society, man vs. technology, man vs. fate