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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. Who does McCall ask to marry him but he is moved to Southampton before the ceremony can take place?
2. From where is McCall released in February 1978?
3. According to McCall in Chapter 13, who is liked by his parents for keeping him off the streets?
4. How old is McCall's mother by the time she has birthed three sons?
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. From Chapter 23, how does McCall's behavior indicate his new found realization that he needs to take actions for the long term?
3. In Part I, McCall describes the power he gets from having a gun. How does this affect him?
4. What does McCall realize about his life after Moses Battle teaches him how to play chess in Chapter 17?
5. Why do McCall and his stepfather clash about work in Chapter 10?
6. How does McCall use his new "power" of the gun when chased by group that has beaten him, and how does he feel?
7. When several of McCall's friends decide to drop out of school, why does McCall stay in school?
8. In Part I of the book, why does McCall think a junior high school was built near the black housing development?
9. What does the Cadillac symbolize for McCall's stepfather in Chapter 10 and how does it affect McCall?
10. In the opening chapter when McCall, along with others, is beating the young white boy, what is going on in McCall's head?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the clash between McCall and his stepfather about work and keeping a job in Part I of the book, reflect each of their views on dealing with white people? (First explain both points of view.)
Essay Topic 2
How does Stanley's visit and the resulting scenes and events in McCall's life facilitate McCall's decision to leave behind drug use from this point forward? How does this turning point reflect other changes that occurred in McCall's life during this time as well (family, career)?
Essay Topic 3
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?"
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