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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. 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?
(a) Bimbo.
(b) Horace.
(c) Bryan Keith.
(d) Prairie Dog.

2. In Chapter 7, McCall likens all the fighting between groups, gangs, and others as what?
(a) Inevitable.
(b) Having fun.
(c) Rite of Passage.
(d) Dress Rehearsal.

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

4. In Chapter 7, what is the name of the young man that fights McCall to "toughen" him up?
(a) Bimbo.
(b) Prairie Dog.
(c) Billy.
(d) Horace.

5. In Chapter 9, McCall is arrested for possession of what?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Sawed-off shot gun.
(d) Heroin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The wealthier side of the new black housing development is separated from a poorer white neighborhood which is called what?

3. In Chapter 5, McCall is sent into the juvenile court system after he is caught doing what with his friends?

4. McCall points out that eventually the young boys will give up their fist fighting in favor of what?

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

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