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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Chapters 25 through 29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 26, McCall joins this organization due to his professor's influence.
(a) Southern Baptists Association.
(b) American Muslim Mission.
(c) Black Panthers.
(d) NAACP.

2. In the neighborhood junior high school, McCall learns about putting down others as a competitive conversation called what?
(a) One upmanship.
(b) The dozens.
(c) Joining.
(d) Timing.

3. In what year does McCall briefly attend a white junior high school for purposes of integration?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1966.

4. The young boy attacked in Chapter 1 is riding what when he is attacked?
(a) A scooter.
(b) The bus.
(c) A skateboard.
(d) A bicycle.

5. McCall's stepfather takes in a child from his previous marriage who is older than McCall; what is this child's name?
(a) Billy.
(b) Junnie.
(c) Dwight.
(d) Bryan Keith.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, McCall talks about his family, including his two full bothers whose names are what?

2. In Part I of the book, McCall reveals that the reason he starts to steal is not for anything he needs but rather for what?

3. In Chapter 21, McCall writes about his sexual frustration, describing how rival gangs even fight over someone whose name is what?

4. What is the name of the boy in Part I of the book that McCall and others think is dead, only to find him alive and at home when they return to their neighborhood?

5. What is McCall doing in Chapter 15 while his relationships with family deteriorate and McCall becomes more paranoid?

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