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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many siblings does Gunnar have?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

3. What kind of summer camp does Gunnar's mother want them to go to?
(a) An all white camp.
(b) She doesn't have an opinion about camps.
(c) An all black camp.
(d) A racially mixed camp.

4. For what is Franz assigned on the plantation where he lives?
(a) To serve the master's son.
(b) To be the front door butler.
(c) To pick tobacco.
(d) To serve the master.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gunnar feel about organized basketball?

2. Why do two police officers come to Gunnar's house a couple of weeks after they move there?

3. Why does Gunnar think the officers' question about gangs is absurd?

4. What happens when two girls charge the swings where Gunnar and his sisters are?

5. What does Gunnar feel like in his neighborhood?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Gunnar and his sisters get along with the other children in the neighborhood?

2. Where does Gunnar go to avoid beatings, what does he do there and how does he still get beat?

3. What happens to Gunnar the morning after they move to a new neighborhood and his mother tells him to go get breakfast?

4. Where have Gunnar and his family moved and what kind of neighborhood is it?

5. What is Swen Kaufman's life story, according to Gunnar's mother?

6. Why does Gunnar's mother send her children outside and where do they go? In what kind of condition is the place?

7. What is one of Gunnar's favorite past times from a young age and what is he known for among his friends?

8. Why did Rolf go to a white high school and what happens to him in Vietnam?

9. How did the Gun Totin' Hooligans come to be a gang?

10. What does Gunnar think about his school's emphasis and what does he say contradicts the school's sensitivity?

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