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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 1981, McCall graduated with honors from what college?
(a) Norfolk State.
(b) Old Dominion.
(c) Hampton.
(d) Tidewater.

2. In Chapter 38, after a change in the newspaper McCall receives what?
(a) A pay cut.
(b) A demotion.
(c) A warning.
(d) A promotion.

3. Once hired by the newspaper, McCall describes being uncomfortable working what assignment?
(a) The court beat.
(b) Social scene.
(c) Politics.
(d) Violent crimes.

4. In the beginning of Chapter 29, McCall quotes that he never expected going into the system would make him what?
(a) An outsider.
(b) Fit in easier.
(c) So happy.
(d) A target.

5. In Chapter 44, McCall boils down his life and that of his friends to one word, which is what?
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Stupidity.
(c) Fear.
(d) Choices.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 26, a college professor introduces McCall to what religion?

2. In Chapter 32, McCall has fathered another child; what is the name that the baby's mother has picked for this child?

3. In Chapter 34, McCall moves out and begins doing what?

4. When McCall is confronted about leaving his prison record off of his application, what does he do in Chapter 39?

5. In Part III of the book, whose desk is near McCall's and they become friends?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does McCall deal with his friends' suspicions about his "good fortune" in Part II of the book?

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

3. What happens with the divorce from Debbie in Chapter 41?

4. In Chapter 35, how is McCall fitting into the mainstream?

5. Why does McCall feel like a slave on an auction block in Chapter 27?

6. How does McCall's decision to do the right thing and not worry about what people think about him in Part II illustrate McCall's growth and maturity?

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

8. Later, in Chapter 34, McCall pressures Debbie to abort their second child but why is McCall glad the abortion did not happen?

9. What happens when McCall deals with the question of whether to abort his own child and an assignment in Chapter 31?

10. What does McCall say about drugs and the young black man in Chapter 40?

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