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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 14, McCall considers that he got a light sentence for shooting a man because the man's life was worth so little and because McCall did so well in what?
(a) Raising his son.
(b) Keeping a job.
(c) First year of college.
(d) Helping his parents.

4. In Chapter ,1 McCall and his friends are what age when they attack another young boy?
(a) Adults.
(b) Teenagers.
(c) Middle school age.
(d) Elementary school age.

5. What is McCall doing in Chapter 15 while his relationships with family deteriorate and McCall becomes more paranoid?
(a) Working two jobs.
(b) Doing jail time.
(c) Doing drugs.
(d) Working and going to school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Because his parents can not afford anything different, McCall chooses to go to what college?

2. What is the name of the school McCall's parents move him back to after he did not fit in at the white junior high school?

3. After McCall and his friends beat the young man in Chapter 1, what does McCall admit he feared for a moment?

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

5. Besides rumbles between gangs, another common occurrence is fighting whom, according to McCall?

(see the answer key)

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