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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Wolfgang move after he is fired?
(a) Chicago.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) New York.
(d) Pittsburgh.

3. Why is the audience shocked by Gunnar's speech?
(a) He modifies Shakespeare.
(b) He does the entire speech in Spanish.
(c) He recites from the wrong play.
(d) He does all of his Shakespearean speech in rap.

4. What does Gunnar do when he returns to class from his examination?
(a) Wildly exaggerates what happened to him.
(b) Tells everyone they can say no.
(c) Faints.
(d) Tells the class it only took three minutes.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Gunnar and his sisters daily with the other children?

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

3. Why did Gunnar get in trouble sometimes at the beach?

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

5. What is the commotion Gunnar notices when he leaves a man's house after watching television there?

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