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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) Cops.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Whites.
(d) Parents.

2. What year did McCall's mother begin her relationship with McCall's biological father?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1947.

3. How old was McCall's mother when she began her relationship with McCall's biological father?
(a) 15.
(b) 14.
(c) 13.
(d) 18.

4. According to Chapter 4, how many blocks is the walk to the black junior high school near McCall's home in the new black housing development?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 2.
(d) 8.

5. In Chapter 10, what does McCall successfully do with an ice cream truck?
(a) Work the route.
(b) Paint it.
(c) Steal it.
(d) Drive it.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, "pimping" is a kind of what?

2. How old is McCall's mother by the time she has birthed three sons?

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

4. McCall is fired from what kind of job after a confrontation with a supervisor?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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