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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 39, McCall describes his participation in a minorities and workplace racism fellowship which was held at which university?
(a) Southern California.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Florida.
(d) Virginia.

2. After thinking about robbing a convenience store in Chapter 24, McCall decides to do what?
(a) Get help.
(b) Rob the store.
(c) Drive away.
(d) Wait until dark.

3. After the divorce in Chapter 41, McCall receives a call from where about a job interview?
(a) The Virginia Pilot-Ledger Star.
(b) The Portsmouth Courier.
(c) The Washington Post.
(d) The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

4. In Part III of the book, this co-worker, whom McCall befriends, is of what faith?
(a) Christian.
(b) Islamic.
(c) Buddhist.
(d) Jewish.

5. In 1988, who quits the Atlanta Journal-Constitution because of a disagreement with the "bigwigs?"
(a) Kovach.
(b) McCall.
(c) Baum.
(d) Lippman.

6. After McCall meets up with his biological father again in Chapter 30, McCall's father tells him to call when he wants to do what?
(a) Go see a ballgame.
(b) Go fishing.
(c) Hang out.
(d) Meet his son.

7. In Part III of the book, McCall describes how he never does this in front of white people?
(a) Dance.
(b) Laugh.
(c) Sing.
(d) Read.

8. Where does McCall visit his new daughter, as noted in Chapter 43?
(a) At her home.
(b) The hospital.
(c) Jail.
(d) Rehab.

9. In Chapter 36, McCall says that an old friend comes to visit who wants to escape the drug scene from where?
(a) Lynchburg.
(b) Norfolk.
(c) Hampton.
(d) Portsmouth.

10. In Chapter 30, McCall begins to connect with whom but then this person has to move?
(a) Billy.
(b) Horace.
(c) J.L.
(d) Monroe.

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

12. In Chapter 27, McCall has graduated from college and is looking for a job but he has two strikes against him, one being what?
(a) He is black.
(b) He is male.
(c) He is former addict.
(d) He is white.

13. In Chapter 39, McCall interviews for a job with what newspaper?
(a) The Virginia Pilot-Ledger Star.
(b) The Portsmouth Courier.
(c) The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
(d) The Washington Post.

14. 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) Politicians.
(c) Cops.
(d) Journalists.

15. In Chapter 34, the mother of McCall's kids threatens to move back to where?
(a) Norfolk.
(b) Virginia Beach.
(c) Portsmouth.
(d) Lynchburg.

Short Answer Questions

1. McCall has finished his probation, and according to Chapter 31, has a job offer where?

2. Whose high school graduation does McCall note in Chapter 43?

3. After this person's trial, McCall found a note on his door telling him to give them money or the note writer would tell the "man" about McCall.

4. In Part III of the book, McCall is glad mothers are not using the names of _____.

5. Upon a trip to visit the kids in what city, is McCall is arrested for non payment of child support?

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