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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Chapters 30 through 34.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. McCall describes how he is so racially sensitive he can not enjoy an assignment covering what kind of contest?
(a) Watermelon eating.
(b) Corn husking.
(c) Cotton picking.
(d) Dancing.

3. According to McCall in Chapter 23, after making his career choice, he writes to what college?
(a) Old Dominion.
(b) Hampton.
(c) Tidewater.
(d) Norfolk.

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 mother.
(b) McCall's oldest brother.
(c) McCall's stepfather.
(d) A school teacher.

5. At St. Brides, McCall is near his home and can have more what?
(a) Leaves.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Visits.
(d) Friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 30, McCall recalls that when he and his brothers were really young, their father did not show up to take them where?

2. In Chapter 10, what does McCall successfully do with an ice cream truck?

3. What is the name of the book that eventually turns McCall on to religion?

4. When the family arrives at their new home in 1964, McCall's stepfather works full-time and does lawn work part-time to support the family, after retiring from where?

5. Who is assaulted by several guys before she and McCall consummate the act?

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