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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 Part I of the book, what is the name of the girl who teaches McCall that dancing can be fun?
(a) Liz.
(b) Debbie.
(c) Valerie.
(d) Denise.

2. 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?
(a) J.L. Phillips.
(b) G.T. McClean.
(c) Tidewater.
(d) W.E. Waters.

3. During one of the clashes in Chapter 9, the police arrive and a boy by what name is killed?
(a) Bimbo.
(b) Prairie Dog.
(c) Billy.
(d) Dwight.

4. 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?
(a) The Coast Guard.
(b) The Air Force.
(c) The Army.
(d) The Navy.

5. In Chapter 2, readers discover that many feel the new housing development for blacks was created not to provide equal housing but for what?
(a) Confine blacks to a specific neighborhood.
(b) Use contaminated land no one else wanted to develop.
(c) Provide new homes for blacks.
(d) Boost the political image of supporting politicians.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is assaulted by several guys before she and McCall consummate the act?

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

3. 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?

4. How many bedrooms does the new housing development home have?

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

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