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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. The young boy attacked in Chapter 1 is riding what when he is attacked?
(a) A scooter.
(b) The bus.
(c) A bicycle.
(d) A skateboard.

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

3. After July 19, 1973, McCall is soon accepted into how many colleges?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

4. Whatever McCall sells from the armed robberies is because he does not want it or because what?
(a) His parents might find it.
(b) It's to "hot" to keep.
(c) He does not like it.
(d) It does not fit.

5. 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) Because his friends did it.
(b) To fit in.
(c) A rite of passage.
(d) Because his friends wanted him to do it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Part I of the book, what is the name of the girl who teaches McCall that dancing can be fun?

3. 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?

4. At one point in Chapter 6, McCall describes "trains" as what?

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

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