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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. What is the name of the boy shot in McCall's front yard?
(a) Horace.
(b) Dwight.
(c) Bimbo.
(d) Prairie Dog.

2. According to Chapter 4, how many blocks is the walk to the black junior high school near McCall's home in the new black housing development?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

3. As the new kid in the black junior high school, McCall is introduced to the term "getting clean" which means what?
(a) Taking a bath.
(b) Letting go of false friends.
(c) Telling the truth.
(d) Dressing in the coolest fads.

4. 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.

5. After losing his job, McCall is soon looking for opportunities to do what?
(a) Help at home.
(b) Date.
(c) Steal.
(d) Work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who, according to McCall in Chapter 10, backs up his alibi when McCall needs one?

2. 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?

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

4. In Chapter 7, what is the name of the young man that fights McCall to "toughen" him up?

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

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