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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Chapters 30 through 34.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While at St. Brides, McCall learns what trade?
(a) Iron work.
(b) Steel work.
(c) Printing.
(d) Shipping.

2. McCall meets a man named Moses Battle who teaches MCall how to do what?
(a) Shoot a gun.
(b) Drive defensively.
(c) Play chess.
(d) Write news articles.

3. In Chapter 23, the college responds to McCall, telling him to do what?
(a) Seek help elsewhere.
(b) Enter a contest.
(c) Send his transcripts.
(d) Try again next semester.

4. In Part III of the book, McCall describes how he never does this in front of white people?
(a) Sing.
(b) Dance.
(c) Read.
(d) Laugh.

5. According to McCall in Chapter 9, after a boy is killed, who arrives in town with plans for war?
(a) The Army Reserve.
(b) More rival gangs.
(c) The Black Panthers.
(d) The NAACP.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is McCall's mother by the time she has birthed three sons?

3. From where is McCall released in February 1978?

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

5. Who is upset about the name McCall chooses in Chapter 32 for his son?

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