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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. Besides rumbles between gangs, another common occurrence is fighting whom, according to McCall?
(a) Whites.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Parents.
(d) Cops.

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

3. 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) Boost the political image of supporting politicians.
(b) Use contaminated land no one else wanted to develop.
(c) Confine blacks to a specific neighborhood.
(d) Provide new homes for blacks.

4. McCall is fired from what kind of job after a confrontation with a supervisor?
(a) Lawn Service.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) Mechanic.
(d) Construction.

5. In one of the clashes between the poor white neighborhood and the new black housing development, what happens to a young black girl?
(a) She suffers permanent brain damage.
(b) She dies.
(c) She runs away.
(d) She gets lost.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1964, McCall and his family move into a new housing development called what?

2. 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?

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

4. According to McCall in Chapter 9, after a boy is killed, who arrives in town with plans for war?

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

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