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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 39, McCall interviews for a job with what newspaper?
(a) The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
(b) The Virginia Pilot-Ledger Star.
(c) The Portsmouth Courier.
(d) The Washington Post.

2. Where does McCall visit his new daughter, as noted in Chapter 43?
(a) At her home.
(b) Rehab.
(c) The hospital.
(d) Jail.

3. 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) Nathan.
(c) Ian.
(d) Jonathan.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Disgusted with the low pay of his job, this visiting friend decides to do what instead?

2. The couple McCall befriends in Chapter 37 will soon be going to what country?

3. McCall is challenged one day while he is out doing what, as noted in Chapter 40?

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

5. In Chapter 26, McCall joins this organization due to his professor's influence.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does McCall see his grandchild as a another cycle of life?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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