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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) Junnie.
(b) Bryan Keith.
(c) Billy.
(d) Dwight.

2. How many bedrooms does the new housing development home have?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

3. According to McCall in Chapter 9, after a boy is killed, who arrives in town with plans for war?
(a) More rival gangs.
(b) The Black Panthers.
(c) The Army Reserve.
(d) The NAACP.

4. In Chapter 7, what is the name of the young man that fights McCall to "toughen" him up?
(a) Billy.
(b) Prairie Dog.
(c) Bimbo.
(d) Horace.

5. In Chapter 5, McCall is sent into the juvenile court system after he is caught doing what with his friends?
(a) Shoplifting.
(b) Vandalizing school property.
(c) Pickpocketing.
(d) Skipping school.

Short Answer 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?

2. At one point in Chapter 6, McCall describes "trains" as what?

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

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

5. In Chapter 2, readers find that the new black housing development is separated from the poor white neighborhood by what?

(see the answer key)

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