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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the person that visits McCall and McCall becomes concerned for this person's health?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) His youngest sibling.
(c) His mother.
(d) His son.

2. McCall's stepfather takes in a child from his previous marriage who is older than McCall; what is this child's name?
(a) Bryan Keith.
(b) Dwight.
(c) Junnie.
(d) Billy.

3. What is the name of the girl crowned homecoming queen in Chapter 13?
(a) Elisabeth.
(b) Debbie.
(c) Valerie.
(d) Denise.

4. As McCall learns more about what process, he finally makes a career choice?
(a) Business systems.
(b) Writing.
(c) Educational.
(d) Printing.

5. While at St. Brides, McCall learns what trade?
(a) Steel work.
(b) Shipping.
(c) Printing.
(d) Iron work.

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

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

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

9. Who does McCall shoot in the chest after he taunt's McCall's son's mother?
(a) Shelley.
(b) Bimbo.
(c) Horace.
(d) Plaz.

10. In Chapter 11, McCall describes how he begins hustling people and then what?
(a) Breaking into homes.
(b) Hanging out with drug dealers.
(c) Stealing from his parents.
(d) Encouraging his siblings to steal.

11. 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) Telling the truth.
(c) Taking a bath.
(d) Letting go of false friends.

12. From where is McCall released in February 1978?
(a) Current newspaper assignment.
(b) Medical supervision.
(c) Prison.
(d) Military duty.

13. What does McCall reveal to enjoy about school besides the reason he gives his friends for staying in school?
(a) Music.
(b) Math.
(c) P.E.
(d) Literature.

14. In Chapter 23, McCall is introduced to the fundamentals of what religion?
(a) Islam.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Buddishm.
(d) Christian Sceince.

15. What is the name of the boy in Part I of the book that McCall and others think is dead, only to find him alive and at home when they return to their neighborhood?
(a) Bimbo.
(b) Bryan Keith.
(c) Prairie Dog.
(d) Horace.

Short Answer Questions

1. When several of McCall's friends drop out of school, what does McCall give as his reason for staying in school?

2. According to McCall in Chapter 21, who has the men's hormones in turmoil and he hates them for this sexual tension?

3. In Chapter 18, McCall is able to discover literature relevant to his life and pass the time, when he is in what place?

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

5. What kind of vehicle does McCall's stepfather drive that is also a cause for tension at McCall's job?

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