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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 year did McCall's mother begin her relationship with McCall's biological father?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1969.

2. In Part I of the book, McCall reveals that the reason he starts to steal is not for anything he needs but rather for what?
(a) To fit in.
(b) A rite of passage.
(c) Because his friends did it.
(d) Because his friends wanted him to do it.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During one of the clashes in Chapter 9, the police arrive and a boy by what name is killed?

2. In Part I of the book, what is the name of the girl who teaches McCall that dancing can be fun?

3. The wealthier side of the new black housing development is separated from a poorer white neighborhood which is called what?

4. Besides rumbles between gangs, another common occurrence is fighting whom, according to McCall?

5. Feeling the power of the gun after shooting at a gang chasing him, McCall goes home in Part I and almost confesses all he has done to whom?

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