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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 ,1 McCall and his friends are what age when they attack another young boy?
2. What is the name of the boy shot in McCall's front yard?
3. In Chapter 22, McCall comes to realize that many blacks feel education has nothing to do with them so they do what?
4. In talking about the black hero in Chapter 12, McCall comments that even his stepfather owns what?
5. What is McCall doing in Chapter 15 while his relationships with family deteriorate and McCall becomes more paranoid?
Short Essay Questions
1. Early in Part I of the book, McCall presents his "understanding" about white people which is what?
2. 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?
3. Why does McCall dislike his stepfather's behavior with white people?
4. Why does McCall refer to the fighting of whites and among groups and gangs, in Chapter 7 as "dress rehearsal?"
5. How does McCall and Elisabeth's scam affect them and the neighborhood?
6. 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?
7. In Chapter 22, why is McCall hurt by his friends' actions while he is in prison?
8. How does McCall respond after going to a party in a hostile neighborhood unarmed with his friends and losing one of their own after fleeing shots from rival group?
9. Why do McCall and his stepfather clash about work in Chapter 10?
10. How does McCall relate what happens with the manual prison labor in Chapter 19 with his stepfather's teachings?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 34, McCall talks about the pressure not to marry Debbie and his idea that the marriage will legitimize things. Explain circumstances. Discuss how the the pressure to not marry and McCall's perception of "legitimization" compare to McCall's decisions in earlier years on the streets and in the prison.
Essay Topic 2
Looking at Part III of the book, highlight examples of McCall's race sensitivity as well as when he let it overcome him and when he stepped back and did not let it cloud his decisions.
Essay Topic 3
In Part II of the book, how does McCall's incarceration and the people he meets while incarcerated affect his thinking and perceptions? Use specific examples and explain why chose those examples.
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