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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the second place Gunnar and his bride go?
(a) To a basketball game.
(b) To the library.
(c) To the beach.
(d) To the amusement park.

2. How does Gunnar mock the game played between Campesino and Hillside?
(a) Often throws the ball to Hillside players.
(b) Wears a Hillside uniform.
(c) Paints his face white.
(d) Paints a KKK on the basketball.

3. What is the commotion Gunnar notices when he leaves a man's house after watching television there?
(a) A white man is being beaten to death.
(b) Two girls are fighting over a boy.
(c) Two trucks have collided.
(d) Psycho has his gang attacking stores.

4. How many classes does Gunnar attend during his time at Boston University?
(a) One.
(b) All of his classes.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Four.

5. What does Gunnar say most people are not ready to do?
(a) Graduate from college.
(b) Speak the truth.
(c) Die for an idea.
(d) Take on the government.

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

7. How does Gunnar feel about a man's answer in Chapter Seven when he asks what is going on?
(a) Confused.
(b) Happy.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Angry.

8. What does Nick say Gunnar forgot to factor in when Gunnar spoke of music being finite?
(a) How long a note can be sustained.
(b) Man's ingenuity.
(c) The number of different musical instruments.
(d) The concept of time.

9. Who comes to ask Gunnar about his speech?
(a) The university administration.
(b) His creative writing professor.
(c) Reporters.
(d) Nick.

10. What does Coach Shimimoto do at basketball practice in Chapter Seven?
(a) Keep the team longer than usual.
(b) Cuss out Gunnar.
(c) Have the players form a friendship circle.
(d) End the practice early.

11. What does Gunnar do when he can't find any extracurricular activities he wants to do?
(a) Drops out of school.
(b) Decides to be a loner.
(c) Publishes a book of poems.
(d) Starts playing basketball.

12. What idea do Gunnar and Nick have about the riots?
(a) To skip school the next day.
(b) To loot some items themselves.
(c) To find Psycho and do some real damage.
(d) To try and talk people into stopping.

13. What do some people think Gunnar's speech at the rally does?
(a) Causes unrest among minority students.
(b) Encourages minority students to graduate.
(c) Pushes people to burn the university.
(d) Prompts people to commit suicide.

14. Where do Gunnar and Yoshiko go first after the wedding?
(a) To the library.
(b) To the mall.
(c) To the amusement park.
(d) To a basketball game.

15. Where does Gunnar's wedding take place?
(a) At the Baptist church.
(b) At the high school.
(c) At the police station.
(d) On the front lawn of his house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gunnar realize his words may sound like?

2. What does Gunnar's coach tell him one morning?

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

4. What does Gunnar's mother lend him following the wedding?

5. What is preventing Gunnar from going to his mother's home?

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