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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Nine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what part of playing basketball does Nick have a problem?
(a) Obeying the coach.
(b) Fouling other players.
(c) Attention from the other students.
(d) Arguing with the referee.

2. Where do Gunnar and Nick have lunch sometimes to escape the school crowds?
(a) At the library.
(b) The coach's office.
(c) In the gym.
(d) Outside in the bleachers around the track.

3. In what department does Gunnar hang at the store?
(a) Shoe department.
(b) Camping section.
(c) Kitchen ware.
(d) Men's clothing.

4. How does Gunnar feel about organized basketball?
(a) Angry.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Arrogant.
(d) Proud.

5. Why does Gunnar think the officers' question about gangs is absurd?
(a) He is obviously an upper class black.
(b) He hasn't been there long enough to make friends.
(c) He is too young to be in a gang.
(d) His mother would never allow him to join a gang.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Gunnar push on the swings at the park?

2. Where does Gunnar's wedding take place?

3. Who does Gunnar tell the police his Gang of Four plan to fight in a week?

4. What do the wedding crashers say to the guests?

5. What is the name of the neighborhood to which Gunnar and his family have moved?

(see the answer key)

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