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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. Who is assaulted by several guys before she and McCall consummate the act?
(a) Debbie.
(b) Denise.
(c) Valerie.
(d) Liz.

2. After McCall and his friends beat the young man in Chapter 1, what does McCall admit he feared for a moment?
(a) That the victim was dead.
(b) Not getting in enough hits.
(c) Being arrested.
(d) Having his parents find out.

3. In Chapter 8, McCall is severely beaten by whom?
(a) The Bombers.
(b) The Cherry Boys.
(c) The Downtown Crew.
(d) The Streers.

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

5. In Chapter ,1 McCall and his friends are what age when they attack another young boy?
(a) Adults.
(b) Teenagers.
(c) Middle school age.
(d) Elementary school age.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the boy in Part I of the book that McCall and others think is dead, only to find him alive and at home when they return to their neighborhood?

2. In one of the clashes between the poor white neighborhood and the new black housing development, what happens to a young black girl?

3. In Chapter 4, "pimping" is a kind of what?

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

5. What year did McCall's mother begin her relationship with McCall's biological father?

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