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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 12, McCall looks at what movie/show and how it affects young black men?
(a) My Three Sons.
(b) Leave it to Beaver.
(c) Shaft.
(d) Superfly.

2. Who is the person that visits McCall and McCall becomes concerned for this person's health?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) His son.
(c) His youngest sibling.
(d) His mother.

3. In the beginning of Chapter 29, McCall quotes that he never expected going into the system would make him what?
(a) A target.
(b) So happy.
(c) Fit in easier.
(d) An outsider.

4. After July 19, 1973, McCall is soon accepted into how many colleges?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

5. In Chapter 22, McCall comes to realize that many blacks feel education has nothing to do with them so they do what?
(a) Act out in school.
(b) Commit crimes.
(c) Challenge the system.
(d) Drop out of public school.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On a weekend furlough in Chapter 22, McCall spends the night with whom and realizes the feeling between them is gone?

3. What is the name of the guy calling out to McCall from a group of shackled inmates, that McCall recalls almost overdosing at the man's home?

4. What is the name of the young woman McCall is seeing that is having trouble at work because she feels inferior?

5. What is the name of the girl crowned homecoming queen in Chapter 13?

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