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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Compton return home one night?
(a) He dies during the trip.
(b) Lincoln wants him in Washington all the time.
(c) He falls in love with a girl in Washington.
(d) He runs away from home.

2. What does Gunnar say The White Boy Shuffle is?
(a) His stand-up comedy routines.
(b) His ideas on African American culture.
(c) His memoir.
(d) His ideas on white American culture.

3. What does Gunnar like to do most at home?
(a) Watch television.
(b) Build model airplanes.
(c) Shoot hoops in the driveway.
(d) Listen to the radio and read.

4. What does Wolfgang do for a living?
(a) Picks cotton.
(b) Paints segregation signs.
(c) School janitor.
(d) Shines shoes.

5. What is one thing about Gunnar that shocks a young black man Gunnar stops for directions?
(a) That he asked directions from a stranger.
(b) That Gunnar had on pink tennis shoes.
(c) That he didn't pay him for information.
(d) Gunnar's clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can Gunnar walk the neighborhood without fear?

2. What inspires Swen to create a new dance?

3. What issue does Gunnar's elementary school take to absurd levels?

4. For what is Eileen known in school?

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

(see the answer key)

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