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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 think the officers' question about gangs is absurd?
(a) He is too young to be in a gang.
(b) He is obviously an upper class black.
(c) His mother would never allow him to join a gang.
(d) He hasn't been there long enough to make friends.

2. Who does Gunnar push on the swings at the park?
(a) Betty.
(b) Susan.
(c) Nicole.
(d) Veronica.

3. In what subject is Nick Scoby most interested?
(a) Rap music.
(b) History.
(c) Painting.
(d) Jazz.

4. Why did Gunnar get in trouble sometimes at the beach?
(a) For fishing off the pier.
(b) For getting in fists fights.
(c) For playing pranks.
(d) For being black.

5. What do the Gun Totin' Hooligans do after Pumpkin's memorial ritual?
(a) Get drunk.
(b) Commit acts of vandalism in Cheviot Heights.
(c) Skip school for three days.
(d) Go home.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what does Gunnar say he has been conscripted?

2. What does Franz do for the rest of his life?

3. What topic do Gunnar and his friends discuss one night after leaving a club?

4. What does Gunnar say the majority of the playground jokes concern?

5. What do the Gun Totin' Hooligans do to avenge Pumpkin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is at the top of the hill from Gunnar's neighborhood?

2. With whom does Gunnar make friends during his first semester at his new school and what does he choose in his second semester schedule?

3. Who visits Gunnar in his new home shortly after he moves and what do they want?

4. What kind of work does Ludwig do and what may he unintentionally have done?

5. What happens when Gunnar meets Nick and some of Nick's friends for lunch?

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

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

8. Who is Eileen Litmus, for what is she known at school and how does she affect Gunnar's life at school?

9. With whom has Gunnar become friends in the three years in his new neighborhood and why can he walk unafraid there? What is one of the disadvantages of one of his friends?

10. Why does Gunnar's mother suggest her children should go to a black school?

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