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

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

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

4. The young boy attacked in Chapter 1 is riding what when he is attacked?
(a) A bicycle.
(b) A scooter.
(c) A skateboard.
(d) The bus.

5. Who does McCall shoot in the chest after he taunt's McCall's son's mother?
(a) Plaz.
(b) Bimbo.
(c) Shelley.
(d) Horace.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1964, McCall and his family move into a new housing development called what?

2. McCall vows to do what he can to help but has no idea what to do when his girlfriend tells him what?

3. Turning to armed robbery in Chapter 11, McCall takes several things from his victims, except what?

4. How old is McCall when the parents of his former girlfriend want him to testify about her assault?

5. Who is assaulted by several guys before she and McCall consummate the act?

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