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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. McCall's stepfather takes in a child from his previous marriage who is older than McCall; what is this child's name?
(a) Billy.
(b) Bryan Keith.
(c) Dwight.
(d) Junnie.

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

3. In what year does McCall briefly attend a white junior high school for purposes of integration?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1965.

4. The wealthier side of the new black housing development is separated from a poorer white neighborhood which is called what?
(a) Academy Park.
(b) Cavalier Park.
(c) Cavalier Manor.
(d) Academy Manor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the family arrives at their new home in 1964, McCall's stepfather works full-time and does lawn work part-time to support the family, after retiring from where?

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. What is the name of the school McCall's parents move him back to after he did not fit in at the white junior high school?

4. What kind of vehicle does McCall's stepfather drive that is also a cause for tension at McCall's job?

5. In the neighborhood junior high school, McCall learns about putting down others as a competitive conversation called what?

(see the answer key)

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