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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. In Chapter 34, who gets pregnant after McCall spends a few nights with her?
(a) Valerie.
(b) Yvette.
(c) Debbie.
(d) Denise.

2. McCall has finished his probation, and according to Chapter 31, has a job offer where?
(a) Evansville.
(b) Portsmouth.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) D.C.

3. Who is upset about the name McCall chooses in Chapter 32 for his son?
(a) The grandfather.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His mother.
(d) The maternal grandmother.

4. During dinner with program fellows, McCall shares what information with them and they all part closer than they were before?
(a) His desire to be an editor.
(b) His racial sensitivity.
(c) His fear white management.
(d) His prison record.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When having lunch with a white person, McCall notes that he never orders what?

2. In Chapter 39, McCall interviews for a job with what newspaper?

3. Once hired by the newspaper, McCall describes being uncomfortable working what assignment?

4. In Chapter 36, McCall's visiting friend gets a job doing what and becomes disgusted at the low pay?

5. In Chapter 24, McCall describes how he has come to appreciate the small things, after arriving home from St. Bride's with whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does McCall like about Islam according to Chapter 26?

2. Why do Debbie and McCall work on staying married?

3. How does Debbie's mom respond to the African name chosen for their first son and why does McCall insist on the African name?

4. In Part III, what relationship does McCall have with his editor?

5. How does Stanley's visit become a turning point for McCall and the drug scene?

6. Why do friends and family have to help McCall when he goes to visit his kids in Atlanta, in Chapter 42?

7. What happens in Chapter 40 when McCall is challenged by another driver?

8. Why are Debbie's parents happy about the pregnancy, while McCall's parents are not in Chapter 32?

9. Why is McCall now afraid of the people with whom he was once so comfortable?

10. How does the fellowship program in Missouri help McCall deal with his racial sensitivity?

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