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

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) Having his parents find out.
(c) That the victim was dead.
(d) Being arrested.

2. Looking for something else after the scam in Chapter 16, McCall robs a McDonald's and is sentenced to how many years?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 25.
(d) 30.

3. Besides rumbles between gangs, another common occurrence is fighting whom, according to McCall?
(a) Whites.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Parents.
(d) Cops.

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

5. According to McCall in Chapter 13, who is liked by his parents for keeping him off the streets?
(a) Elisabeth.
(b) Billy.
(c) His best friend.
(d) Denise.

6. In Chapter 14 McCall makes the college honor roll with what grade point average?
(a) 4.0
(b) 3.5
(c) 3.85
(d) 3.0

7. When McCall writes to the college in Chapter 23, he explains his situation and asks for what?
(a) An internship.
(b) A new start.
(c) A job.
(d) Current catalogs.

8. What kind of vehicle does McCall's stepfather drive that is also a cause for tension at McCall's job?
(a) A work truck.
(b) An Oldsmobile.
(c) A Cadillac.
(d) An Eldorado.

9. Because his parents can not afford anything different, McCall chooses to go to what college?
(a) Norfolk State.
(b) Hampton.
(c) Howard.
(d) Old Dominion.

10. 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.

11. After someone McCall knows is shot by a homeowner while breaking into a home, what does McCall do?
(a) Hide.
(b) Shoot the homeowner.
(c) Quit.
(d) Run.

12. In what year does McCall briefly attend a white junior high school for purposes of integration?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1966.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1969.

13. On a weekend furlough in Chapter 22, McCall spends the night with whom and realizes the feeling between them is gone?
(a) Debbie.
(b) Elisabeth.
(c) Valerie.
(d) Denise.

14. After July 19, 1973, McCall is soon accepted into how many colleges?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

15. In Chapter 3, the reader discovers that McCall was jealous of his grandmother's affections while she worked as what for a Jewish family?
(a) Maid.
(b) Nurse.
(c) Cook.
(d) Nanny.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During one of the clashes in Chapter 9, the police arrive and a boy by what name is killed?

3. Whatever McCall sells from the armed robberies is because he does not want it or because what?

4. The young boy attacked in Chapter 1 is riding what when he is attacked?

5. McCall meets a man named Moses Battle who teaches MCall how to do what?

(see the answer keys)

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