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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. 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 pregnant.
(b) She is sick.
(c) Her parents are divorcing.
(d) She wants an abortion.

2. How old is McCall when the parents of his former girlfriend want him to testify about her assault?
(a) 14.
(b) 13.
(c) 15.
(d) 16.

3. Besides McCall's brothers, stepfather and mother, who else lives with the family when they move into their new housing development home?
(a) Liz.
(b) Bampoose.
(c) J.L.
(d) Debbie.

4. What kind of vehicle does McCall's stepfather drive that is also a cause for tension at McCall's job?
(a) A Cadillac.
(b) An Eldorado.
(c) A work truck.
(d) An Oldsmobile.

5. What is the name of the school McCall's parents move him back to after he did not fit in at the white junior high school?
(a) J.L. Phillips.
(b) W.E. Waters.
(c) G.T. McClean.
(d) Tidewater.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. Looking for something else after the scam in Chapter 16, McCall robs a McDonald's and is sentenced to how many years?

5. In Chapter 11, as McCall's successful criminal activities increase, the youngsters in his neighborhood ____ him.

(see the answer key)

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