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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Gun Totin' Hooligans carry in their early days instead of guns?
(a) Chains.
(b) Staffs.
(c) Blow darts and spears.
(d) Switchblades.

2. What issue does Gunnar's elementary school take to absurd levels?
(a) Being ready for college.
(b) Multicultural issues.
(c) Obeying authority.
(d) Pacifism.

3. What is the rally to which Gunnar is invited to speak protesting?
(a) The poor creative writing department.
(b) BU granting honorary doctorate to an African politician.
(c) The food in the cafeteria.
(d) The scarcity of black students.

4. What does Nick ask Gunnar when he brings up suicide?
(a) About the tallest buildings in Boston.
(b) If the fire trucks are better in heaven.
(c) The best method of drowning.
(d) How many pills one has to take.

5. How tall has Gunnar become by his first year in high school?
(a) About six foot.
(b) He is five foot, eleven inches.
(c) He is six foot, two inches.
(d) About six foot, six inches.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gunnar notice about a store as he walks by in Chapter Seven?

2. What is Gunnar's mother tired of seeing her children do all the time?

3. Why don't Gunnar and Yoshiko have a social life in Boston?

4. What is the neighborhood at the top of the hill from Gunnar's neighborhood?

5. Where does Wolfgang move after he is fired?

(see the answer key)

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