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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At one point in Chapter 6, McCall describes "trains" as what?
(a) Drive-bys from rival gangs.
(b) Long trips.
(c) Gang Bangs.
(d) New city buses.

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

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

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

5. In Part I of the book, what is the name of the girl who teaches McCall that dancing can be fun?
(a) Liz.
(b) Debbie.
(c) Valerie.
(d) Denise.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1964, McCall and his family move into a new housing development called what?

2. According to McCall in Chapter 13, who is liked by his parents for keeping him off the streets?

3. In Chapter 23, the college responds to McCall, telling him to do what?

4. McCall's stepfather takes in a child from his previous marriage who is older than McCall; what is this child's name?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 5, how is McCall affected after being caught shoplifting?

2. McCall's relationship with Elisabeth Miller keeps him off the streets but raises a different issue. Explain.

3. When the new housing development is built for blacks, what does McCall describe as the stated goal and the perceived goal for this project?

4. McCall describes his experience with a "train" being run on someone he cares about. How does McCall feel about this and what leads up to this event?

5. Why do McCall and his stepfather clash about work in Chapter 10?

6. Why does McCall dislike his stepfather's behavior with white people?

7. How does McCall respond after going to a party in a hostile neighborhood unarmed with his friends and losing one of their own after fleeing shots from rival group?

8. While driving around after graduation and not finding place to meet up with friends, what does McCall mean when he cites this driving around as an analogy of his life at this point?

9. According to McCall in Chapter 6, why does he expect that his mother should have talked to her boys about sex?

10. In Chapter 20 and 21, how do McCall's encounters with women affect him?

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