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

2. In Part I of the book, McCall reveals that the reason he starts to steal is not for anything he needs but rather for what?
(a) To fit in.
(b) Because his friends did it.
(c) Because his friends wanted him to do it.
(d) A rite of passage.

3. 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 runs away.
(b) She dies.
(c) She suffers permanent brain damage.
(d) She gets lost.

4. In Part I of the book, McCall recalls a moment when this person grabbed one of his brothers and told them to "stop acting like a nigger." Who is this person?
(a) McCall's oldest brother.
(b) McCall's stepfather.
(c) McCall's mother.
(d) A school teacher.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, McCall likens all the fighting between groups, gangs, and others as what?

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

3. In Chapter 16, McCall and his son's mother run a scam that besides them affects other peoples what?

4. In Chapter 9, McCall and his friends' ongoing feud with one group is interrupted by a new threat from where?

5. The young boy attacked in Chapter 1 is riding what when he is attacked?

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