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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gunnar tell a girl about the eye chart?
(a) They didn't check his eyes.
(b) He told her about the third line, not the bottom one.
(c) The bottom line is FECES.
(d) The bottom line is written on the floor.

2. What kind of summer camp does Gunnar's mother want them to go to?
(a) She doesn't have an opinion about camps.
(b) An all black camp.
(c) A racially mixed camp.
(d) An all white camp.

3. For what is Franz assigned on the plantation where he lives?
(a) To serve the master.
(b) To pick tobacco.
(c) To serve the master's son.
(d) To be the front door butler.

4. Why did Gunnar get in trouble sometimes at the beach?
(a) For getting in fists fights.
(b) For fishing off the pier.
(c) For playing pranks.
(d) For being black.

5. What does the black man Gunnar asks for directions say about Gunnar's speech?
(a) He says he uses correct grammar.
(b) He say Gunnar talks with a white accent.
(c) He says Gunnar needs to speak louder.
(d) He says he talks just like someone from the inner city.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the status of Gunnar's parents' relationship?

2. Why doesn't Compton return home one night?

3. Where does Gunnar's father work?

4. How does Gunnar feel about Eileen?

5. What inspires Swen to create a new dance?

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