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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Psycho Loco often ask Gunnar to do?
(a) Date his sister.
(b) Do his homework.
(c) Hide evidence of a crime.
(d) Go to gang meetings with him.

2. What does Franz do for the rest of his life?
(a) Polish Compton's shoes every night.
(b) Goes to the train station every evening.
(c) Look for a new job.
(d) Try to find Compton.

3. 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) Mostly teams from lower class white schools.
(d) Teams from mostly wealthy, white schools.

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

5. What does Gunnar enjoy at Nick's house?
(a) Watching roller derby with Nick's mother.
(b) Painting wild, colorful wall murals.
(c) Studying the history of Africa.
(d) Listening to rap music.

6. What is Gunnar's mother tired of seeing her children do all the time?
(a) Fight with each other.
(b) Stay in the house.
(c) Make fun of the neighbors.
(d) Get into trouble.

7. Where does Wolfgang get a job when he moves?
(a) A bar.
(b) A radio station.
(c) A motel.
(d) In the bus station.

8. What was Euripides Kaufman's position in life?
(a) The servant in a New York mansion.
(b) He owned a farm in Pennsylvania.
(c) He was a Baptist minister.
(d) A slave in Boston.

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

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

11. For what is Gunnar known among his friends?
(a) Making teachers angry.
(b) His sense of humor.
(c) Being studious.
(d) Knowing how to get alcohol to drink.

12. For what does Eileen Litmus report Gunnar?
(a) Passing notes.
(b) Copying off her test.
(c) Pouring water over her head.
(d) Telling bad jokes.

13. Why is Wolfgang fired?
(a) Using a Whites Only bathroom.
(b) Cussing at a student.
(c) Getting polish on a man's pants.
(d) Stealing cotton.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Wolfgang have a job?

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

3. What did Swen want to do for a living?

4. What kind of summer camp does Gunnar's mother want them to go to?

5. Where does Wolfgang move after he is fired?

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