Trivia
What is the main character's REAL name?
Castle Crenshaw
When Coach follows the runners in his car, why is it called the "Motivation Mobile"?
Because Coach honks and yells at the runners so they will keep moving.
Who doesn't have a mother?
Sunny
Who said: "Let me guess, sunflower seeds?"
Mr. Charles
Castle won’t go in this room because of a traumatic event he experienced there.
What is Coach's real job?
driving a cab
How did Ghost feel about his mother?
He felt sorry for how hard she had to work.
Why did Lu want a brother?
To see what he (Lu) would look like with skin pigmentation.
Who Said: “I said, I didn’t start it. Brandon was talking about me. He kept going on me.”
Ghost
What are altercations?
What happened on the track that made Ghost cut down his shoes when he got home?
Ghost compares the "trust fall" they did in gym class to what?
Telling their secret story before dinner.
Who is adopted?
Patty
Who said: "So I know what it's like to live here. I know what it's like to be angry, to feel, I don't know, rage on the inside. And the same thing running did for me, I felt like it could do for you."
Coach
When Coach asks Ghost who he (Ghost) is scared of, what does Ghost say?
He (Ghost) is scared of himself.
What tattoo does Coach have on his chest?
his Olympic Gold Medal
Who gives Castle the nickname Ghost? How did this nickname come to be?
After he ran from his dad, he looked pale, like a ghost
Who stole Coach's Olympic Medal?
his father
Who said: “You look like a champion!”
Mom
What color does Ghost associate with his anger?
Red
Lu identifies himself as a what?
Albino
Why did Castle steal the shoes?
Give 2 reasons
**He didn't want to ask his mother for money
**Cut his old shoes and so they weren't good for running.
**He is poor
**He wanted to fit in
What is the name of the track team?
The Defenders
Who said: “…you gotta get it together Castle. I know you’ve been through some things, but you just can’t keep doing this.”
Principal Marshal
Before the newbies could eat at the Chinese restaurant, they had to tell a secret. By the end of the stories, what did they discover?
That they were actually bonding or connecting.