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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapters Six through Ten.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1964, McCall and his family move into a new housing development called what?
(a) Cavalier Manor.
(b) Academy Manor.
(c) Cavalier Park.
(d) Academy Park.

2. In Part I of the book, what is the name of the girl who teaches McCall that dancing can be fun?
(a) Liz.
(b) Valerie.
(c) Debbie.
(d) Denise.

3. At one point in Chapter 6, McCall describes "trains" as what?
(a) New city buses.
(b) Long trips.
(c) Drive-bys from rival gangs.
(d) Gang Bangs.

4. What is the name of the boy shot in McCall's front yard?
(a) Prairie Dog.
(b) Horace.
(c) Bimbo.
(d) Dwight.

5. Feeling the power of the gun after shooting at a gang chasing him, McCall goes home in Part I and almost confesses all he has done to whom?
(a) His stepfather.
(b) His mother.
(c) His youngest full brother.
(d) His gandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to McCall in Chapter 9, after a boy is killed, who arrives in town with plans for war?

2. In Chapter 3, the reader discovers that McCall was jealous of his grandmother's affections while she worked as what for a Jewish family?

3. In one of the clashes between the poor white neighborhood and the new black housing development, what happens to a young black girl?

4. McCall is fired from what kind of job after a confrontation with a supervisor?

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

(see the answer key)

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