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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapters Eleven through Sixteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does McCall shoot in the chest after he taunt's McCall's son's mother?
(a) Shelley.
(b) Bimbo.
(c) Plaz.
(d) Horace.

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

3. In Chapter 8, McCall is severely beaten by whom?
(a) The Downtown Crew.
(b) The Streers.
(c) The Bombers.
(d) The Cherry Boys.

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

5. McCall vows to do what he can to help but has no idea what to do when his girlfriend tells him what?
(a) She is sick.
(b) She wants an abortion.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) Her parents are divorcing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does McCall start ignoring his friends after he is named homecoming king?

2. 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?

3. During one of the clashes in Chapter 9, the police arrive and a boy by what name is killed?

4. In what year does McCall briefly attend a white junior high school for purposes of integration?

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

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