View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What surprises the school receptionist about Gunnar's arrival at school?
(a) That he looks so young.
(b) That he was wearing a suit.
(c) That he knew where the office was located.
(d) That he is so early.

2. What are Gunnar and his sisters told when others arrive at the park?
(a) They have to pay a dime each to use the park.
(b) They can use the swings only on the west side of the park.
(c) They are in a gang's turf.
(d) They are not allowed to use the swings.

3. How does Gunnar feel about organized basketball?
(a) Arrogant.
(b) Angry.
(c) Proud.
(d) Indifferent.

4. When Gunnar reads what is his favorite kind of book?
(a) Books about politics.
(b) Fantasy and science fiction.
(c) Books about black activists.
(d) Books about World War II aviation.

5. What do the Gun Totin' Hooligans do after Pumpkin's memorial ritual?
(a) Go home.
(b) Skip school for three days.
(c) Commit acts of vandalism in Cheviot Heights.
(d) Get drunk.

6. What topic do Gunnar and his friends discuss one night after leaving a club?
(a) State basketball championship.
(b) Graduation.
(c) The girls at the club.
(d) Police harassment.

7. What is every member of Gunnar's high school required to attend monthly?
(a) College admission's testing.
(b) Assemblies discussing racial prejudice.
(c) Classes on drugs and sex.
(d) Classes on financial management.

8. What did the Gun Totin' Hooligans do together originally?
(a) They rode motorcycles.
(b) They all played football together.
(c) They were a group of dancers.
(d) They were a rap band.

9. What have the Gun Totin' Hooligans decided to do to honor Pumpkin?
(a) Attack another gang.
(b) Buy his headstone.
(c) Support his mother.
(d) Take care of his sisters.

10. Why does Gunnar's mother decide they need to move?
(a) Her children act like white kids.
(b) She can't afford the house.
(c) The neighborhood is gettting dangerous.
(d) Gunnar is getting in too much trouble in school.

11. 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) He is smarter than all of them.
(c) They talk funny.
(d) They dress completely wrong.

12. Where does Wolfgang have a job?
(a) Nashville.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Atlanta.

13. In what department does Gunnar hang at the store?
(a) Kitchen ware.
(b) Shoe department.
(c) Camping section.
(d) Men's clothing.

14. What must Gunnar do in school during Black History Month?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Write a report on Africa.
(c) Bring in a list of the Jim Crow laws.
(d) Chart his family tree.

15. Where does Coach Shimimoto learn to play basketball?
(a) From his father, a pro basketball player.
(b) At his high school.
(c) While incarcerated in a camp during World War II.
(d) At a summer camp.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of social situation does Gunnar hate the most?

2. For what is Franz assigned on the plantation where he lives?

3. With what part of playing basketball does Nick have a problem?

4. What emotion does Swen inspire in the people around him?

5. What do the children think will happen to them at the park?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 534 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample