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

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

3. What is Yoshiko doing when Gunnar arrives at his apartment following his class?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Talking on the phone.
(c) Studying on the sofa.
(d) Making dinner.

4. Who crashes Gunnar's wedding?
(a) Penny and Felicia.
(b) Kathy and Linda.
(c) Betty and Veronica.
(d) Sally and Mary.

5. Why does Gunnar go to Ms. Kim's store?
(a) To loot the store.
(b) To see if she is okay.
(c) To break a window.
(d) To get something to drink.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ms. Kim doing when Gunnar arrives at her store?

2. What does Gunnar's mother force him to do during his free time?

3. What do the wedding crashers say to the guests?

4. Where does Gunnar take Nick to try to help him relax?

5. Why does Gunnar walk into the water at the beach?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Coach Shimimoto do and say when he keeps the team longer at practice in Chapter Seven?

2. What does Gunnar's father do after the riots and how does Gunnar feel about it?

3. Who crashes Gunnar's wedding and what happens between them and his bride?

4. What kind of social life does Gunnar, Yoshiko and Nick have in Boston?

5. What happens in Chapter Seven when Gunnar arrives at Ms. Kim's store?

6. What does Gunnar's creative writing class want him to do?

7. Where does Gunnar find refuge in his new school, how does he get his assignments and why has he been brought to that school?

8. How does the school counselor feel about Gunnar's SAT scores and what happens because of his scores?

9. To what is Gunnar invited to speak and how does Gunnar feel about the introductory speaker?

10. What does Gunnar say to the reporters about suicide?

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