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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 one of the clashes between the poor white neighborhood and the new black housing development, what happens to a young black girl?
(a) She runs away.
(b) She suffers permanent brain damage.
(c) She dies.
(d) She gets lost.

2. 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 stepfather.
(b) McCall's oldest brother.
(c) A school teacher.
(d) McCall's mother.

3. In Chapter 10, McCall talks about gifts under a Christmas tree that he ____.
(a) Drops off.
(b) Opens.
(c) Takes.
(d) Wraps.

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

5. What kind of vehicle does McCall's stepfather drive that is also a cause for tension at McCall's job?
(a) A Cadillac.
(b) A work truck.
(c) An Oldsmobile.
(d) An Eldorado.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was McCall's mother when she began her relationship with McCall's biological father?

2. Besides McCall's brothers, stepfather and mother, who else lives with the family when they move into their new housing development home?

3. 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?

4. In 1964, McCall and his family move into a new housing development called what?

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

(see the answer key)

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