Ghost Boy Review

“When the train arrives in Meadows, it seems to Luke to be just like all the other forlorn places they’ve stopped along the way.” What do these lines reveal about how Luke feels about the trip with his father so far?

• He's excited about the trip.

• The trip has been planned for a long time.

• Luke shows gratitude for the trip with his dad.

• Luke is miserable.

A desolate, dreary, unhappy or miserable, feeling, condition, or appearance is called ___________.

• desolation

• forlorn

• berth

• descending

The Transcontinental railroad made it possible for _____________ and ___________ to travel across America.

• people and goods

• time and money

• trains and workers

• the government and workers

The word ______________ means the trunk of the human body.

• skeleton

• cerebellum

• femur

• torso

Why does Luke feel uneasy around Mr. Klack?

• Mr. Klack is friendly.

• Mr. Klack is watching them and staring.

• Mr. Klack looks like someone from a movie who unexpectedly produce deboning knives and lethal drugs.

• Both b and c

What does the word desolation mean?

• Alert, conscious, and straightforward

• obnoxious and rude

• unwilling to go outside

• Solitary, lonely, barren, or gloomy

Why does Luke's father give him a withering look?

• His father wants to go on another vacation.

• His father is tired of Luke's negative attitude and sarcasm.

• His father wants Luke to cheer up.

• His father wants Luke to choose something fun to do.

To go or pass from a higher to lower place is called

• desolation

• descending

• surge

• forlorn

The author describes the train that Luke and his father are traveling on as a “rolling torture chamber.” (p. 24) This description tells

• that Luke wants to stay longer

• that Luke's father is a con artist.

• that Luke likes to sleep in the berth.

• that Luke is not having fun with his dad.

Luke is about to leave the ghost boy in the berth. But when he sees the ghost’s eyes “wide with grief—and hope,” Luke hesitates. Why?

• Luke feels bad for the ghost and is considering hurting him.

• Luke feels bad for the ghost and is considering helping him.

• Luke wants to get rid of the ghost.

• Luke wants to get rid of his dad.