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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter 23, what is the name of the former teacher McCall encounters and wishes to tell that his lessons made a difference?
2. In Chapter 7, McCall likens all the fighting between groups, gangs, and others as what?
3. When the family arrives at their new home in 1964, McCall's stepfather works full-time and does lawn work part-time to support the family, after retiring from where?
4. What is the name of the book that eventually turns McCall on to religion?
5. The young boy attacked in Chapter 1 is riding what when he is attacked?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter ,4 McCall is now in a black junior high school, but he is still the new kid; what are some things he does to help him fit in?
2. Why do McCall and his stepfather clash about work in Chapter 10?
3. How does McCall relate what happens with the manual prison labor in Chapter 19 with his stepfather's teachings?
4. Early in Part I of the book, McCall presents his "understanding" about white people which is what?
5. When the new housing development is built for blacks, what does McCall describe as the stated goal and the perceived goal for this project?
6. Why is McCall relieved when he is realizes he will have to serve at least 18 months in jail of his sentence of several years for robbing McDonald's?
7. Why does McCall feel he should have acted differently when he refuses work while on a prison type plantation in Chapter 19?
8. How does McCall use his new "power" of the gun when chased by group that has beaten him, and how does he feel?
9. In Chapter 20 and 21, how do McCall's encounters with women affect him?
10. Why does McCall dislike his stepfather's behavior with white people?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
McCall runs away from home and returns in Part I of the book. Why does McCall run away, why does he return, and why does McCall refer to the whipping he gets from his stepfather upon his return home saving "face?"
Essay Topic 2
In Part I of the book, McCall describes his decision to steal as a rite of passage. What is a rite of passage, and how does McCall's decision to take from others constitute such a reference?
Essay Topic 3
McCall is being beaten by the Cherry Boys and realizes they have no idea when or if they have gone too far in the beating, causing permanent damage or killing him. How does McCall's thoughts about this beating in Chapter 8 compare with his thoughts in Chapter 1 when they beat the white boy on the bicycle?
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