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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Gunnar realize his words may sound like?
(a) A promotion of suicide.
(b) An advocate of the status quo.
(c) Someone who doesn't know anything.
(d) A whining old man.

3. What idea do Gunnar and Nick have about the riots?
(a) To try and talk people into stopping.
(b) To skip school the next day.
(c) To find Psycho and do some real damage.
(d) To loot some items themselves.

4. What does Gunnar do when he leaves his creative writing class and walks home?
(a) Tells his classmates to take off their clothes.
(b) Goes to the library.
(c) Discards his clothing as he walks.
(d) Goes to the ice cream parlor.

5. How does the bride get to the wedding?
(a) Her mother brings her.
(b) In a taxi.
(c) By UPS truck.
(d) In a FedX van.

6. What is Gunnar asked his comments about?
(a) The suicide of a black student union leader.
(b) When his baby is due.
(c) The ways the government hurts blacks.
(d) How long it will be before he publishes his poems.

7. What is preventing Gunnar from going to his mother's home?
(a) It has burned down.
(b) The police are there.
(c) She has sold it.
(d) His father is there.

8. What does Gunnar learn the recruiter from Harvard will get if Gunnar signs with him?
(a) Another year contract with Harvard as an independent consultant.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A large bonus.
(d) The respect of his colleagues.

9. What happens to Gunnar when he walks to the store to buy something for Yoshiko's craving?
(a) He gets lost.
(b) A helicopter shines a light on him.
(c) He is stopped by a gang.
(d) He runs into his sister.

10. Where does a recruiter from Harvard take Gunnar?
(a) To a five star hotel.
(b) To a Harvard football game.
(c) To dinner.
(d) To the space center.

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

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

13. What do the wedding crashers say to the guests?
(a) Gunnar can't marry until he is out of school.
(b) Gunnar belongs to them.
(c) Gunnar is too young to marry.
(d) Gunnar is gay.

14. Where do Yoshiko and Gunnar go from the beach?
(a) To Gunnar's older sister's house.
(b) To a cheap motel.
(c) To the high school.
(d) To her parents' house.

15. Where do Gunnar and Yoshiko go first after the wedding?
(a) To the library.
(b) To the mall.
(c) To the amusement park.
(d) To a basketball game.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gunnar feel about the introductory speaker?

2. What does Gunnar do when the introductory speaker is talking?

3. Why does Gunnar go to Ms. Kim's store?

4. What does Nick see as the problem with the Boston fire trucks?

5. Why was Gunnar wanted at this school?

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