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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Three.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 attend church.
(d) Makes him give up his bike for a year.

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

3. What did Gunnar learn in Santa Monica that seems to anger kids where he now lives?
(a) Sharing toys.
(b) Rules of etiquette.
(c) Obeying his mother.
(d) Studying at school.

4. What do the children think will happen to them at the park?
(a) They will make friends.
(b) They will be bored.
(c) They will get beaten.
(d) They will get hurt on the basketball court.

5. What do the gang members who find Gunnar in the store do?
(a) Ask him to join the gang.
(b) Tear up the store and blame it on Gunnar.
(c) Drag him out to the parking lot.
(d) Beat him up.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Gunnar's mother decide they need to move?

2. What position does Compton have in the Civil War?

3. What are Gunnar and his sisters told when others arrive at the park?

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

5. For what does Eileen Litmus report Gunnar?

(see the answer key)

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