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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. When several of McCall's friends drop out of school, what does McCall give as his reason for staying in school?
(a) Obeying his parents.
(b) Getting an education.
(c) Having access to school equipment.
(d) Being close to the girls.

2. McCall's stepfather takes in a child from his previous marriage who is older than McCall; what is this child's name?
(a) Dwight.
(b) Junnie.
(c) Bryan Keith.
(d) Billy.

3. Turning to armed robbery in Chapter 11, McCall takes several things from his victims, except what?
(a) Jackets.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Underwear.
(d) Clothing.

4. In what year does McCall briefly attend a white junior high school for purposes of integration?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1966.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1965.

5. In Chapter 14, McCall considers that he got a light sentence for shooting a man because the man's life was worth so little and because McCall did so well in what?
(a) First year of college.
(b) Helping his parents.
(c) Raising his son.
(d) Keeping a job.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did McCall's mother begin her relationship with McCall's biological father?

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

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

4. According to McCall in Chapter 13, who is liked by his parents for keeping him off the streets?

5. Even being on the honor roll and adults pulling for his academic success is not enough to pull McCall from his old life, so in Chapter 14 McCall describes going to his college classes ___ or not showing up at all.

(see the answer key)

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