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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapters Six through Ten.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, McCall is sent into the juvenile court system after he is caught doing what with his friends?
(a) Pickpocketing.
(b) Shoplifting.
(c) Skipping school.
(d) Vandalizing school property.

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

3. In Part I of the book, what is the name of the girl who teaches McCall that dancing can be fun?
(a) Denise.
(b) Liz.
(c) Debbie.
(d) Valerie.

4. According to McCall in Chapter 9, after a boy is killed, who arrives in town with plans for war?
(a) The Black Panthers.
(b) More rival gangs.
(c) The NAACP.
(d) The Army Reserve.

5. Besides McCall's brothers, stepfather and mother, who else lives with the family when they move into their new housing development home?
(a) Bampoose.
(b) J.L.
(c) Liz.
(d) Debbie.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the new kid in the black junior high school, McCall is introduced to the term "getting clean" which means what?

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

3. McCall points out that eventually the young boys will give up their fist fighting in favor of what?

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

5. After McCall and his friends beat the young man in Chapter 1, what does McCall admit he feared for a moment?

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