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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gunnar notice about a store as he walks by in Chapter Seven?

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

3. How is Gunnar's bride attained?

4. What does Gunnar see when he leaves basketball practice in Chapter Seven?

5. Where is the second place Gunnar and his bride go?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Gunnar see when they finally get out of practice in Chapter Seven and how does he learn what is happening?

3. Who comes to talk to Gunnar about his speech the next day and what do they ask him about?

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

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

6. What does Gunnar's coach tell him about Nick and what does the coach have for him? What does Gunnar do?

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

8. What does Gunnar do when he can find no extracurricular activities to join and want does Gunnar write Yoshiko while on the road?

9. Where is Gunnar's wedding reception and where does he go for a honeymoon?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The counselor was shocked that a black student could get the high SAT scores that Gunnar made.

1. Refute or defend the following statement: Stereotypes about people are generally true. Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

2. How do you think stereotyping or generalization in schools can affect students? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

3. The only statement that can be true about a population is if that population consist of only one person. Discuss this statement in view of the counselor stereotyping black students.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss The White Boy Shuffle based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if The White Boy Shuffle is a successful novel.

3. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if it is written for young teens versus adults? Why or why not? Would most adults consider The White Boy Shuffle a successful novel? What about young teens? What about white people? Black people?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think it is important that The White Boy Shuffle was written? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

2. Do you think The White Boy Shuffle did what the author set out to do? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

3. Explain why you might or might not read another book by this author about another black person. Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

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