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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Chapters 40 through 45.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After McCall and his friends beat the young man in Chapter 1, what does McCall admit he feared for a moment?
(a) Not getting in enough hits.
(b) Being arrested.
(c) That the victim was dead.
(d) Having his parents find out.

2. When McCall is confronted about leaving his prison record off of his application, what does he do in Chapter 39?
(a) Withdraws from consideration.
(b) Pretends he made a mistake.
(c) Asks for a chance to be heard.
(d) Tells them it should not matter.

3. To whom is McCall married and they agree to remain so despite problems, according to McCall in Chapter 38?
(a) Denise.
(b) Yvette.
(c) Liz.
(d) Debbie.

4. What is the name of the book that eventually turns McCall on to religion?
(a) The Bible.
(b) The Rebel Jesus.
(c) Malcolm X.
(d) As a Man Thinketh.

5. Who, according to McCall in Chapter 10, backs up his alibi when McCall needs one?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) His oldest brother.
(d) His girlfriend.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what is the name of the young man that fights McCall to "toughen" him up?

2. In Chapter 3, the reader discovers that McCall was jealous of his grandmother's affections while she worked as what for a Jewish family?

3. How old is McCall's mother by the time she has birthed three sons?

4. In Chapter 4, "pimping" is a kind of what?

5. In Part III of the book, whose desk is near McCall's and they become friends?

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