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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where does Wolfgang get a job when he moves?
(a) A bar.
(b) A radio station.
(c) A motel.
(d) In the bus station.
2. What does Gunnar do before they move?
(a) Gets kicked out of school.
(b) Writes all his friends a letter.
(c) Wrecks the house.
(d) Steals the car keys so they can't move.
3. In what subject is Nick Scoby most interested?
(a) Painting.
(b) History.
(c) Jazz.
(d) Rap music.
4. What outcome do Gunnar and his friends wonder about in Chapter Six?
(a) The trial of the police officers in the Rodney King incident.
(b) The winner of the state championship.
(c) Which girls will go to the prom with them.
(d) The hiring of a new police chief.
5. Where does Wolfgang have a job?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Nashville.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Atlanta.
6. What are Gunnar and his sisters told when others arrive at the park?
(a) They can use the swings only on the west side of the park.
(b) They have to pay a dime each to use the park.
(c) They are in a gang's turf.
(d) They are not allowed to use the swings.
7. How did Swen leave home?
(a) Walking.
(b) Stow away on a ship.
(c) On horseback.
(d) By train.
8. What does Franz do for the rest of his life?
(a) Polish Compton's shoes every night.
(b) Try to find Compton.
(c) Look for a new job.
(d) Goes to the train station every evening.
9. What did Gunnar learn in Santa Monica that seems to anger kids where he now lives?
(a) Rules of etiquette.
(b) Studying at school.
(c) Sharing toys.
(d) Obeying his mother.
10. What have the Gun Totin' Hooligans decided to do to honor Pumpkin?
(a) Take care of his sisters.
(b) Attack another gang.
(c) Support his mother.
(d) Buy his headstone.
11. What does Gunnar's mother do about his getting in trouble?
(a) Makes him go to the Boy's Club.
(b) Makes him give up his bike for a year.
(c) Makes him join the Cub Scouts.
(d) Makes him attend church.
12. Why does Gunnar's mother decide they need to move?
(a) Her children act like white kids.
(b) The neighborhood is gettting dangerous.
(c) Gunnar is getting in too much trouble in school.
(d) She can't afford the house.
13. Where does Wolfgang move after he is fired?
(a) Chicago.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) Pittsburgh.
(d) New York.
14. What kind of ritual do the Gun Totin' Hooligans have to honor dead members?
(a) Lighing a fire and burning their uniform.
(b) Spraying their name on the freeway underpass.
(c) Wearing black head bands for a week.
(d) A drinking ritual.
15. Why did Gunnar get in trouble sometimes at the beach?
(a) For being black.
(b) For getting in fists fights.
(c) For fishing off the pier.
(d) For playing pranks.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Gunnar say The White Boy Shuffle is?
2. With whom did Gunnar play in Santa Monica?
3. What does Gunnar tell the officers when they ask whether he is involved in any gangs?
4. What kind of stories does Gunnar's mother tell him?
5. Why is Wolfgang fired?
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