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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 was the original name of the Gun Totin' Hooligans?
(a) Body Eccentric.
(b) Death by Fear.
(c) Movin' Legs.
(d) Electric Heads.

2. What does Gunnar's mother do about his getting in trouble?
(a) Makes him join the Cub Scouts.
(b) Makes him go to the Boy's Club.
(c) Makes him give up his bike for a year.
(d) Makes him attend church.

3. What does the black man Gunnar asks for directions say about Gunnar's speech?
(a) He say Gunnar talks with a white accent.
(b) He says he uses correct grammar.
(c) He says Gunnar needs to speak louder.
(d) He says he talks just like someone from the inner city.

4. What does Gunnar tell the officers when they ask whether he is involved in any gangs?
(a) He's in the Gang of Four.
(b) He says he's in the Crispy Critters.
(c) He asks what a gang is.
(d) He says he quit last week.

5. What do the Gun Totin' Hooligans do to avenge Pumpkin?
(a) Vandalize the hospital.
(b) Kill the guy that murdered him.
(c) Burn up a store.
(d) Attack another gang.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wolfgang do for a living?

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

3. What emotion does Swen inspire in the people around him?

4. Where do Gunnar and Nick have lunch sometimes to escape the school crowds?

5. What outcome do Gunnar and his friends wonder about in Chapter Six?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens when Gunnar is pushing his sister Nicole on the swing?

5. What does Gunnar say his ancestors were like and what is his family situation in Chapter 1? Where does his mother work and what does she tell the children?

6. What does Gunnar reveal himself to be in the Prologue and how does he feel about his role?

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

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

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

10. What does Gunnar's mother tell her children about their ancestor Euripides?

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