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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. In Chapter 9, McCall and his friends' ongoing feud with one group is interrupted by a new threat from where?
(a) Downtown.
(b) Within the new housing development.
(c) Academy Park.
(d) The new white junior high.

2. In Chapter 11, as McCall's successful criminal activities increase, the youngsters in his neighborhood ____ him.
(a) Pay attention to.
(b) Respect.
(c) Fear.
(d) Like.

3. In Chapter 9, McCall is arrested for possession of what?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Heroin.
(d) Sawed-off shot gun.

4. Who is assaulted by several guys before she and McCall consummate the act?
(a) Debbie.
(b) Denise.
(c) Liz.
(d) Valerie.

5. As the new kid in the black junior high school, McCall is introduced to the term "getting clean" which means what?
(a) Taking a bath.
(b) Dressing in the coolest fads.
(c) Telling the truth.
(d) Letting go of false friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does McCall reveal to enjoy about school besides the reason he gives his friends for staying in school?

2. What is the name of the boy in Part I of the book that McCall and others think is dead, only to find him alive and at home when they return to their neighborhood?

3. 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?

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

5. What is McCall doing in Chapter 15 while his relationships with family deteriorate and McCall becomes more paranoid?

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