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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to McCall in Chapter 21, who has the men's hormones in turmoil and he hates them for this sexual tension?
(a) His ex-girlfriend.
(b) A gay man.
(c) A female nurse.
(d) A female teacher.

2. In talking about the black hero in Chapter 12, McCall comments that even his stepfather owns what?
(a) A Cadillac.
(b) A gun.
(c) A house.
(d) A television.

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

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

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

6. Turning to armed robbery in Chapter 11, McCall takes several things from his victims, except what?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Underwear.
(c) Jackets.
(d) Clothing.

7. In Chapter 8, McCall is severely beaten by whom?
(a) The Downtown Crew.
(b) The Bombers.
(c) The Cherry Boys.
(d) The Streers.

8. How old was McCall's mother when she began her relationship with McCall's biological father?
(a) 18.
(b) 15.
(c) 14.
(d) 13.

9. 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.

10. Feeling the power of the gun after shooting at a gang chasing him, McCall goes home in Part I and almost confesses all he has done to whom?
(a) His mother.
(b) His youngest full brother.
(c) His gandmother.
(d) His stepfather.

11. McCall vows to do what he can to help but has no idea what to do when his girlfriend tells him what?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She is sick.
(c) She wants an abortion.
(d) Her parents are divorcing.

12. The wealthier side of the new black housing development is separated from a poorer white neighborhood which is called what?
(a) Cavalier Park.
(b) Academy Manor.
(c) Cavalier Manor.
(d) Academy Park.

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

14. In Chapter 23, McCall is considering a career in either journalism or what?
(a) Literature.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Languages.
(d) Psychology.

15. In Chapter 3, McCall talks about his family, including his two full bothers whose names are what?
(a) Bryan Keith and Billy.
(b) Billy and Dwight.
(c) Billy and Junnie.
(d) Junnie and Dwight.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the new kid in the black junior high school, McCall is introduced to the term "getting clean" which means what?

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

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

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

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

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