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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. How old is McCall when the parents of his former girlfriend want him to testify about her assault?
(a) 13.
(b) 14.
(c) 15.
(d) 16.

2. 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 Army.
(c) The Navy.
(d) The Air Force.

3. In Chapter 7, McCall likens all the fighting between groups, gangs, and others as what?
(a) Inevitable.
(b) Rite of Passage.
(c) Dress Rehearsal.
(d) Having fun.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter ,1 McCall and his friends are what age when they attack another young boy?

2. McCall's stepfather takes in a child from his previous marriage who is older than McCall; what is this child's name?

3. In Chapter 10, what does McCall successfully do with an ice cream truck?

4. In Chapter 2, readers discover that many feel the new housing development for blacks was created not to provide equal housing but for what?

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

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