Exploring 'Ghost' by Jason Reynolds
A Grade 6 ELA worksheet focusing on characters, themes, and plot points in Jason Reynolds' novel 'Ghost'.
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Exploring 'Ghost' by Jason Reynolds
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Refer to the novel 'Ghost' by Jason Reynolds as needed.
1. What is Castle Cranshaw's nickname?
Flash
Ghost
Speedy
Rocket
2. What event initially leads Castle to join the track team?
His mom forced him.
He was bored.
He challenged Lu to a race.
He wanted new shoes.
3. Coach Brody makes the new runners clean his for misbehaving.
4. Castle discovers that Coach Brody also had a difficult growing up.
5. Castle steals a pair of new running shoes from a sporting goods store.
True
False
6. The track team members are called 'The Defenders'.
True
False
7. Describe one significant conflict Castle faces in the story and how he attempts to deal with it.
8. How does Coach Brody act as a mentor figure for Castle? Provide at least two examples.
9. In 'Ghost', Castle's new running shoes are very important to him. Write a paragraph explaining the significance of the shoes to Castle. What do they represent for him?