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- 1. Multiple Choice
Coach's favorite tool is his whistle. It makes the sound, BADEEP!! What type of figurative language is used?
idiom
metaphor
onomatopoeia
simile
- 2. Multiple Choice
Ghost's mom loves mushy-mushy movies. What action does that suggest?
brave
kissing
flying
sad
- 3. Multiple Choice
"All the running was turning my bones to liquid." This is an example of which two types of figurative language?
simile
hyperbole
alliteration
metaphor
- 4. Multiple Choice
The sound of the race gun going off on the very last page of the book, is an example of...
onomatopoeia
alliteration
simile
metaphor
- 5. Multiple Choice
"His shoes weighed at ton, or his bones were heavy or something", is an example of which type of figurative language?
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
alliteration
- 6. Multiple Choice
In the cafeteria, Ghost says he doesn't want to burst Dre's bubble. This means that...
He doesn't want to make him laugh.
He doesn't want to wake him up.
He doesn't want to make him tired.
He doesn't want to tell him the truth.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Brandon is Ghost's enemy. In this metaphor, what are they comparing him to? "I can't believe you're giving that clown a pass!"
bully
enemy
clown
metaphor
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which hyperbole does Ghost use to describe Mr. Charles?
He looks like a white James Brown.
He's like a thousand years old!
It's cool to own your own store!
He is hard of hearing.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Ghost says he might hold the world record for knowing the most world records. This is an example of which type of figurative language?
idiom
simile
hyperbole
alliteration
- 10. Multiple Choice
"The weird, red, vinyl seats oinked as we all shuffled in." means that..
The seats squeaked when they slid into the booths.
personification
The pigs were hiding under the table.
The seats were dirty.
- 11. Multiple Choice
What was Ghost's favorite animal to use in a simile to let us know what coach looks like?
A buffed head buffalo.
A chip toothed turtle.
A chipmunk.
A tiny teeth turtle.
- 12. Multiple Choice
"My head started swimming", is an example of which type of figurative language?
onomatopoeia
metaphor
alliteration
personification
- 13. Multiple Choice
What does Ghost mean when he says that he, "has a lot of scream inside of him?"
He is scared of his dad.
He is worried about winning the race.
He is angry about his past.
He ate too many sunflower seeds.
- 14. Multiple Choice
When Coach tells Ghost that he can't run from himself, " 'cuz ain't nobody that fast," what is he trying to tell him?
That he is not as fast as he thinks.
Sunny is way faster
You can't hide from your past, it is just in you.
He lives too far to run home.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Coach tries to tell Ghost that he can change his future with which metaphor?
"You can't run from your past, but you can run towards who you want to be."
"Don't tell me I don't know what it's like to have a hard life."
"It's like riding a bike, you just remember how to do it."
"Running saved me, and I was hoping it could do that for you."
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