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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when two girls charge the swings where Gunnar and his sisters are?
(a) Betty accidentally hits one of the girls.
(b) Nicole accidentally hits one of the girls.
(c) Susan accidentally hits one of the girls.
(d) Veronica accidentally hits one of the girls.

2. What does Gunnar realize when the other students arrive in his first period class?
(a) He has never been to school with black kids.
(b) They dress completely wrong.
(c) They talk funny.
(d) He is smarter than all of them.

3. Why does Gunnar say Franz serves his master faithfully?
(a) He believes in doing every thing well.
(b) He will be killed.
(c) He has no imagination or ambition.
(d) He believes his master is akin to God.

4. With whom are Gunnar and Nick's drama team competing in a tournament?
(a) Mostly teams from lower class white schools.
(b) Teams from mostly wealthy, white schools.
(c) Other black schools in the district.
(d) Teams from other states.

5. What happens to Gunnar and his sisters daily with the other children?
(a) Gunnar and his sisters beat up the other children everyday.
(b) They are beaten every day.
(c) They and the other children are chased out of stores everyday.
(d) They play with the others every day.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do some of the children feel about the health exams?

2. What idea do Gunnar and Nick have about the riots?

3. What class does Gunnar chose for his second semester?

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

5. How many siblings does Gunnar have?

(see the answer key)

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