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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. How does McCall feel about the trip his co-worker and girlfriend are soon to embark?
(a) Sad.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Glad.
(d) Excited.

2. As the new kid in the black junior high school, McCall is introduced to the term "getting clean" which means what?
(a) Dressing in the coolest fads.
(b) Taking a bath.
(c) Telling the truth.
(d) Letting go of false friends.

3. As McCall describes his feelings about his assignments in Chapter 29, he reveals that these people are not objective but have feelings and opinions about everything.
(a) Teachers.
(b) Journalists.
(c) Cops.
(d) Politicians.

4. In Chapter 26, McCall joins this organization due to his professor's influence.
(a) NAACP.
(b) Black Panthers.
(c) Southern Baptists Association.
(d) American Muslim Mission.

5. In Chapter 5, McCall is sent into the juvenile court system after he is caught doing what with his friends?
(a) Skipping school.
(b) Pickpocketing.
(c) Vandalizing school property.
(d) Shoplifting.

Short Answer Questions

1. In talking about the black hero in Chapter 12, McCall comments that even his stepfather owns what?

2. In Chapter 32, McCall has fathered another child; what is the name that the baby's mother has picked for this child?

3. Besides McCall's brothers, stepfather and mother, who else lives with the family when they move into their new housing development home?

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

5. McCall points out that eventually the young boys will give up their fist fighting in favor of what?

(see the answer key)

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