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

2. In Part I of the book, what is the name of the girl who teaches McCall that dancing can be fun?
(a) Liz.
(b) Denise.
(c) Valerie.
(d) Debbie.

3. After losing his job, McCall is soon looking for opportunities to do what?
(a) Help at home.
(b) Work.
(c) Date.
(d) Steal.

4. What year did McCall's mother begin her relationship with McCall's biological father?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1969.

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) Raising his son.
(b) Keeping a job.
(c) First year of college.
(d) Helping his parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, McCall looks at what movie/show and how it affects young black men?

2. Who does McCall shoot in the chest after he taunt's McCall's son's mother?

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

4. After someone McCall knows is shot by a homeowner while breaking into a home, what does McCall do?

5. McCall's stepfather takes in a child from his previous marriage who is older than McCall; what is this child's name?

(see the answer key)

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