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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 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 white.
(c) He is male.
(d) He is black.

2. McCall gives the keynote address at his ___ year high school reunion.
(a) 10th.
(b) 5th.
(c) 15th.
(d) 20th.

3. After arriving home from St. Brides, McCall makes arrangements to see whom but feels awkward around this person?
(a) J.L.
(b) Monroe.
(c) Billy.
(d) Bampoose.

4. In Chapter 34, McCall moves out and begins doing what?
(a) Volunteering.
(b) Coaching.
(c) Dating.
(d) Working.

5. In Chapter 33, what family member's funeral does McCall attend?
(a) His bilogical father.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His stepfather.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 44, McCall boils down his life and that of his friends to one word, which is what?

2. After St. Brides, McCall notes that he understands why so many return to prison so quickly after freedom because jail provides jail, housing, and ___ for inmates.

3. According to McCall in Chapter 43, how old is the daughter he supposedly had from the woman who claims to have had his child?

4. Who is Danny Baum?

5. In Chapter 42, McCall works where?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does McCall feel he is bringing another child into a world of pain and strife (Chapter 32)?

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

5. Why doesn't McCall trust anyone at the Virginia Pilot-Ledger Star where he works?

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

7. What does McCall fear about his kids from Debbie and what does he do about it, according to Chapter 34?

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

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

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

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