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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nick do to keep attention away from him?
(a) Punches out students who talk to him.
(b) Begins to skip games.
(c) Messes up his school work.
(d) Stops trying so hard in basketball.

2. What does Gunnar's mother force him to do during his free time?
(a) Study for the SAT.
(b) Associate with other friends.
(c) Work at the local grocery store.
(d) Babysit his younger sister.

3. What does Nick do after Gunnar's speech?
(a) Invites Gunnar to join him at lunch.
(b) Announces Gunnar's mistakes to the entire school.
(c) Asks Gunnar to join his gang.
(d) Nothing.

4. For what is Swen Kaufman known?
(a) Leading a calvry charge during the Civil War.
(b) The only black man to move to the South from the North.
(c) Inventing the peanut grinder.
(d) Having 45 children with two wives.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when two girls charge the swings where Gunnar and his sisters are?

2. What does Gunnar think people who do not play basketball emphasizes?

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

4. How does Gunnar feel about the police in his new area?

5. Why was Gunnar wanted at this school?

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