2. Why does Gunnar walk into the water at the beach?
(a) To go surfing.
(b) To swim for exercise.
(c) To kill himself.
(d) It is hot.

3. What does Gunnar think of the rhetoric of Ambrosia?
(a) He thinks it would make a good poem.
(b) He thinks its pretentious and ridiculous.
(c) He thinks it is partly correct.
(d) He thinks it is written badly.

4. What does Nick see as the problem with the Boston fire trucks?
(a) They are not painted red.
(b) They drive too fast.
(c) They are too big.
(d) They have the wrong kind of siren.

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

6. What does Gunnar see when he leaves basketball practice in Chapter Seven?
(a) Columns of smoke.
(b) Nick's girlfriend looking for him.
(c) Psycho Loco bashing in a car window.
(d) A wrecked motocycle.

7. What does Gunnar's mother force him to do during his free time?
(a) Work at the local grocery store.
(b) Babysit his younger sister.
(c) Study for the SAT.
(d) Associate with other friends.

8. What does Gunnar's coach tell him one morning?
(a) The basketball team is going to state finals.
(b) Nick is in a mental institution.
(c) Gunnar is suspended from play.
(d) Nick has killed himself.

9. How is Gunnar's bride attained?
(a) She volunteers.
(b) She is a friend of Gunnar's sisters.
(c) She is a new recruit on the police force.
(d) She is purchased.

10. Why was Gunnar wanted at this school?
(a) It was a favor to his father.
(b) Because of his SAT scores.
(c) To help improve the racial mix.
(d) To improve the basketball team.

11. Where does Gunnar take Nick to try to help him relax?
(a) To a dance club.
(b) To the library.
(c) To the Boston slums.
(d) To the beach.

12. What major event occurred at the beginning of Chapter Seven?
(a) The King incident officers were aquitted.
(b) Gunnar wins the state championship.
(c) Gunnar's father is shot on duty.
(d) Gunnar is named most valuable player.

13. What is the commotion Gunnar notices when he leaves a man's house after watching television there?
(a) Two trucks have collided.
(b) Two girls are fighting over a boy.
(c) A white man is being beaten to death.
(d) Psycho has his gang attacking stores.

14. What does Gunnar do when the introductory speaker is talking?
(a) Supports him with clapping.
(b) Falls asleep.
(c) Openly shows his contempt.
(d) Raises a political sign in the air.

15. Where does Gunnar meet the recruiter from Boston University?
(a) At his father's police station.
(b) At a motel.
(c) At Gunnar's home.
(d) At the high school.