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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gunnar think people who do not play basketball emphasizes?
(a) How many baskets each player makes in a game.
(b) The personalities of the players.
(c) Winning for the school.
(d) Whether the players pass their school subjects.

2. How does Gunnar feel about the police in his new area?
(a) He thinks they may need more education.
(b) He believes they work hard.
(c) He thinks they are good cops.
(d) He holds them in contempt.

3. What does Psycho Loco do when an opposing player strikes Nick during a basketball game?
(a) Threatens the entire team with a shotgun.
(b) Hits the player in the face.
(c) Yells obscenities.
(d) Jumps the referee.

4. What are Gunnar and his sisters told when others arrive at the park?
(a) They are in a gang's turf.
(b) They can use the swings only on the west side of the park.
(c) They are not allowed to use the swings.
(d) They have to pay a dime each to use the park.

5. What topic do Gunnar and his friends discuss one night after leaving a club?
(a) State basketball championship.
(b) Graduation.
(c) Police harassment.
(d) The girls at the club.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who performs the marriage ceremony?

2. With what part of playing basketball does Nick have a problem?

3. What seems to happen whenever Gunnar tries to make friends?

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

5. Where do Gunnar and Nick have lunch sometimes to escape the school crowds?

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