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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, readers find that the new black housing development is separated from the poor white neighborhood by what?
(a) Hatred.
(b) A swale.
(c) A highway.
(d) Race.

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

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

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

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

6. After McCall does what the college tells him to do in Chapter 23, McCall ____ a year's tuition.
(a) Pays.
(b) Borrows.
(c) Wins.
(d) Gets waived.

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

8. 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.

9. Whatever McCall sells from the armed robberies is because he does not want it or because what?
(a) It's to "hot" to keep.
(b) It does not fit.
(c) He does not like it.
(d) His parents might find it.

10. In Chapter 21, McCall writes about his sexual frustration, describing how rival gangs even fight over someone whose name is what?
(a) Abby.
(b) Valerie.
(c) Denise.
(d) Pauline.

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

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

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

14. What is the name of the boy shot in McCall's front yard?
(a) Prairie Dog.
(b) Horace.
(c) Bimbo.
(d) Dwight.

15. In Chapter 10, McCall talks about gifts under a Christmas tree that he ____.
(a) Wraps.
(b) Drops off.
(c) Opens.
(d) Takes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Because his parents can not afford anything different, McCall chooses to go to what college?

2. Even being on the honor roll and adults pulling for his academic success is not enough to pull McCall from his old life, so in Chapter 14 McCall describes going to his college classes ___ or not showing up at all.

3. How many days in jail does McCall get for shooting a man in the chest?

4. On a weekend furlough in Chapter 22, McCall spends the night with whom and realizes the feeling between them is gone?

5. In Chapter 11, as McCall's successful criminal activities increase, the youngsters in his neighborhood ____ him.

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