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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. Why does Gunnar's mother decide they need to move?
(a) The neighborhood is gettting dangerous.
(b) Gunnar is getting in too much trouble in school.
(c) She can't afford the house.
(d) Her children act like white kids.

2. What did the Gun Totin' Hooligans do together originally?
(a) They were a group of dancers.
(b) They rode motorcycles.
(c) They were a rap band.
(d) They all played football together.

3. What class does Gunnar chose for his second semester?
(a) Home economics.
(b) History of the Southern White.
(c) Drama.
(d) Race relations.

4. How does Gunnar feel about Eileen?
(a) He doesn't know her.
(b) He is irritated at her.
(c) He hates her.
(d) He has a crush on her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gunnar realize when the other students arrive in his first period class?

2. What is the status of Gunnar's parents' relationship?

3. With whom did Gunnar play in Santa Monica?

4. Where does Coach Shimimoto learn to play basketball?

5. In what department does Gunnar hang at the store?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Gunnar's father work, what does he do and what does Gunnar notice when he visits his father at work?

2. What does Gunnar's elementary school emphasize?

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

4. How does Nick help Gunnar fit into the neighborhood better and how does Gunnar get a basketball?

5. How does the Gun Totin' Hooligans decide to avenge Pumpkin and why is Gunnar involved? How does their plan work out?

6. What does Nick do to handle some of the attention directed at him and how does that affect Gunnar?

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

8. What does Psycho do to get Gunnar to dance and how does their time at dances often end?

9. Why is Psycho Loco upset when he comes to Gunnar's house in Chapter Five?

10. What does Gunnar do when he returns to class following his health examination?

(see the answer keys)

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