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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. When McCall is confronted about leaving his prison record off of his application, what does he do in Chapter 39?
(a) Pretends he made a mistake.
(b) Withdraws from consideration.
(c) Tells them it should not matter.
(d) Asks for a chance to be heard.

2. McCall picks what middle name for the child he is expecting in Chapter 32?
(a) Micah.
(b) Michiah.
(c) Bakari.
(d) Nathan.

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

4. In Chapter 36, McCall gets a visit from an old friend by what name?
(a) Bimbo.
(b) Stanley.
(c) Horace.
(d) Scobe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 36, McCall says that an old friend comes to visit who wants to escape the drug scene from where?

2. As part of the divorce in Chapter 41, how much is the monthly child support?

3. In Chapter 43, this woman claims to have birthed a child father by McCall.

4. In 1981, McCall begins a job with what newspaper?

5. Whose advice did McCall take when going to his boss to reveal his prison record, as noted at the end of Chapter 39?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is McCall's life after being released from St Brides like starting life over?

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

10. How does Danny's driving curiosity about race affect his relationship with McCall?

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