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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Gunnar's father work?
(a) The school board.
(b) The Los Angeles Police Department.
(c) He is a lawyer.
(d) In a health food restaurant.

2. What does the receptionist tell Gunnar his aptitude suggests?
(a) He should become a chef.
(b) He should be a school teacher.
(c) He would make a good CIA operative.
(d) He would make a good librarian.

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

4. What is the status of Gunnar's parents' relationship?
(a) They are married.
(b) His parents never married.
(c) Divorced.
(d) They are separated.

5. What kind of stories does Gunnar's mother tell him?
(a) Stories of Africa.
(b) Fables with a moral.
(c) Family history.
(d) Humorous stories.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position does Compton have in the Civil War?

2. What do the Gun Totin' Hooligans do after Pumpkin's memorial ritual?

3. What does Gunnar do when he returns to class from his examination?

4. Why do two police officers come to Gunnar's house a couple of weeks after they move there?

5. When Gunnar reads what is his favorite kind of book?

(see the answer key)

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