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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 32, McCall has fathered another child; what is the name that the baby's mother has picked for this child?
(a) Dwayne.
(b) Ian.
(c) Jonathan.
(d) Nathan.

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

3. In Part III of the book, McCall is glad mothers are not using the names of _____.
(a) The English.
(b) Foreigners.
(c) America.
(d) Slavery.

4. What is the name of the black civil rights leader in Chapter 33 that gives McCall a hard time?
(a) Jonathan.
(b) Dwight.
(c) Horace.
(d) Hosea.

5. 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 former addict.
(b) He is male.
(c) He is white.
(d) He is black.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 25 opens with McCall entering what?

2. In Chapter 39, McCall describes his participation in a minorities and workplace racism fellowship which was held at which university?

3. After McCall is challenged by someone in Chapter 40, what does he do?

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

5. After the birth of his daughter, McCall gives in to pressure to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Why does McCall enjoy the small things in Chapter 24?

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

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

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

6. How does McCall proceed with the advice he got from Milton regarding his prison record during the Washington Post interview?

7. How does McCall's relationship with his son, Monroe, compare to McCall's relationship with his biological father as described in Chapter 30?

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

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

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

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