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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Chapters 35 through 39..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does McCall briefly attend a white junior high school for purposes of integration?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1969.

2. How does McCall feel about the trip his co-worker and girlfriend are soon to embark?
(a) Sad.
(b) Glad.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Excited.

3. In Chapter 23, McCall finds himself transferred to St. Bride's which is what type of place?
(a) A private religious compound.
(b) A new up and coming newspaper.
(c) A minimum security prison.
(d) A military installation.

4. In Part I of the book, McCall recalls a moment when this person grabbed one of his brothers and told them to "stop acting like a nigger." Who is this person?
(a) McCall's oldest brother.
(b) McCall's stepfather.
(c) McCall's mother.
(d) A school teacher.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 31, McCall begins dating what girl who becomes pregnant after a few months?

3. What is the name of McCall's brother that locates McCall's biological father after he has been absent from their lives for so long?

4. What is the name of the co-worker's girlfriend that McCall befriends in Chapter 37?

5. In Chapter 21, McCall writes about his sexual frustration, describing how rival gangs even fight over someone whose name is what?

(see the answer key)

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