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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. What is the name of the girl crowned homecoming queen in Chapter 13?
(a) Elisabeth.
(b) Debbie.
(c) Denise.
(d) Valerie.

2. McCall points out that eventually the young boys will give up their fist fighting in favor of what?
(a) Education.
(b) Knives.
(c) Guns.
(d) Families.

3. In Chapter 11, as McCall's successful criminal activities increase, the youngsters in his neighborhood ____ him.
(a) Respect.
(b) Pay attention to.
(c) Like.
(d) Fear.

4. In Chapter 2, readers discover that many feel the new housing development for blacks was created not to provide equal housing but for what?
(a) Use contaminated land no one else wanted to develop.
(b) Provide new homes for blacks.
(c) Boost the political image of supporting politicians.
(d) Confine blacks to a specific neighborhood.

5. When several of McCall's friends drop out of school, what does McCall give as his reason for staying in school?
(a) Obeying his parents.
(b) Being close to the girls.
(c) Having access to school equipment.
(d) Getting an education.

Short Answer Questions

1. At one point in Chapter 6, McCall describes "trains" as what?

2. In Chapter 10, what does McCall successfully do with an ice cream truck?

3. In the neighborhood junior high school, McCall learns about putting down others as a competitive conversation called what?

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

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

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