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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. McCall points out that eventually the young boys will give up their fist fighting in favor of what?
(a) Guns.
(b) Families.
(c) Knives.
(d) Education.

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

3. In Part I of the book, McCall recalls a moment when this person grabbed one of his brothers and told them to "stop acting like a nigger." Who is this person?
(a) McCall's oldest brother.
(b) McCall's stepfather.
(c) McCall's mother.
(d) A school teacher.

4. After losing his job, McCall is soon looking for opportunities to do what?
(a) Date.
(b) Steal.
(c) Work.
(d) Help at home.

5. In one of the clashes between the poor white neighborhood and the new black housing development, what happens to a young black girl?
(a) She suffers permanent brain damage.
(b) She gets lost.
(c) She runs away.
(d) She dies.

Short Answer Questions

1. During one of the clashes in Chapter 9, the police arrive and a boy by what name is killed?

2. In Chapter 2, readers find that the new black housing development is separated from the poor white neighborhood by what?

3. In Chapter 9, McCall and his friends' ongoing feud with one group is interrupted by a new threat from where?

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

5. In Chapter 9, McCall is arrested for possession of what?

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