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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Gunnar think his school does to race?
(a) It has no bearing on race.
(b) It makes it so unimportant it becomes important.
(c) Makes it very important.
(d) Makes it irrelevant.

3. What do the Gun Totin' Hooligans do to avenge Pumpkin?
(a) Vandalize the hospital.
(b) Burn up a store.
(c) Kill the guy that murdered him.
(d) Attack another gang.

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

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

6. Who comes to the school to give health examinations?
(a) City health workers.
(b) A volunteer doctor with nurses.
(c) Volunteer parents who are in the health care profession.
(d) Federal Health Department staff.

7. What does the black man Gunnar asks for directions say about Gunnar's speech?
(a) He says Gunnar needs to speak louder.
(b) He say Gunnar talks with a white accent.
(c) He says he uses correct grammar.
(d) He says he talks just like someone from the inner city.

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

9. What does the receptionist tell Gunnar his aptitude suggests?
(a) He should be a school teacher.
(b) He should become a chef.
(c) He would make a good CIA operative.
(d) He would make a good librarian.

10. What is the name of the neighborhood to which Gunnar and his family have moved?
(a) Hillside.
(b) Riverview.
(c) Las Casa.
(d) Woodbridge.

11. To where does Gunnar's family move?
(a) Henderson.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Hollywood.
(d) Los Diablos.

12. What is the status of Gunnar's parents' relationship?
(a) His parents never married.
(b) They are separated.
(c) They are married.
(d) Divorced.

13. How did Swen leave home?
(a) Walking.
(b) On horseback.
(c) By train.
(d) Stow away on a ship.

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

15. What type of families live in Gunnar's new neighborhood?
(a) Black upper class.
(b) White middle class.
(c) Low income.
(d) Mixed black and white middle class.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one thing about Gunnar that shocks a young black man Gunnar stops for directions?

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

3. Why does Gunnar say Franz serves his master faithfully?

4. Why does Gunnar's mother decide they need to move?

5. What are Gunnar and his sisters told when others arrive at the park?

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