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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. McCall's stepfather takes in a child from his previous marriage who is older than McCall; what is this child's name?
2. In Chapter 23, McCall is considering a career in either journalism or what?
3. While at St. Brides, McCall learns what trade?
4. In Chapter 18, McCall is able to discover literature relevant to his life and pass the time, when he is in what place?
5. In Chapter 2, readers find that the new black housing development is separated from the poor white neighborhood by what?
Short Essay Questions
1. McCall describes his experience with a "train" being run on someone he cares about. How does McCall feel about this and what leads up to this event?
2. How does McCall's advancing knowledge from Jim in Chapter 22 affect McCall's perception of blacks and education?
3. Why do McCall and his stepfather clash about work in Chapter 10?
4. From Chapter 23, how does McCall's behavior indicate his new found realization that he needs to take actions for the long term?
5. In the opening chapter when McCall, along with others, is beating the young white boy, what is going on in McCall's head?
6. In Chapter 5, how is McCall affected after being caught shoplifting?
7. 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?
8. Why does McCall refer to the fighting of whites and among groups and gangs, in Chapter 7 as "dress rehearsal?"
9. In Part I, why does McCall envy the dirty white children running around in a restaurant?
10. In Chapter 20 and 21, how do McCall's encounters with women affect him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the significance of McCall's approval of unusual names for black babies in relation to his need to rebel against all things mainstream.
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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