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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. Turning to armed robbery in Chapter 11, McCall takes several things from his victims, except what?
(a) Jackets.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Underwear.
(d) Shoes.

2. In Chapter 2, readers find that the new black housing development is separated from the poor white neighborhood by what?
(a) Hatred.
(b) A swale.
(c) A highway.
(d) Race.

3. Why does McCall start ignoring his friends after he is named homecoming king?
(a) He is in love.
(b) He goes to a different school.
(c) He gets a job.
(d) He moves away.

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

5. In Chapter 9, McCall and his friends' ongoing feud with one group is interrupted by a new threat from where?
(a) Academy Park.
(b) Downtown.
(c) The new white junior high.
(d) Within the new housing development.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, the reader discovers that McCall was jealous of his grandmother's affections while she worked as what for a Jewish family?

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

3. After losing his job, McCall is soon looking for opportunities to do what?

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

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

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