View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the beginning of Chapter 29, McCall quotes that he never expected going into the system would make him what?
(a) A target.
(b) Fit in easier.
(c) An outsider.
(d) So happy.

3. McCall describes how he is so racially sensitive he can not enjoy an assignment covering what kind of contest?
(a) Corn husking.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Watermelon eating.
(d) Cotton picking.

4. How old was McCall's mother when she began her relationship with McCall's biological father?
(a) 15.
(b) 14.
(c) 13.
(d) 18.

5. What is McCall's biological father's name?
(a) Billy.
(b) J.T.
(c) Jimbo.
(d) J.L.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who pressures McCall to marry the young woman he is seeing who is having trouble at her job because of feelings of inferiority?

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

3. As noted in Chapter 32, what is the name of the detective with whom McCall bonds?

4. According to McCall in Chapter 13, who is liked by his parents for keeping him off the streets?

5. After St. Brides, McCall has a probation officer constantly telling him what?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 226 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample