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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7, 8, 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As what does Dave's grandfather symbolically see Dave's experience in New York?
(a) A phoenix rising from the ashes.
(b) A snake always stays on its belly.
(c) Evil turned into something beautiful.
(d) A forked tongue tells lies.

2. How did Dave's church help him in his quest?
(a) Took up a collection to cover expenses.
(b) Prayed with him.
(c) Packed his car with food.
(d) Took his children to care for while he was gone.

3. What is a big event back in Dave's hometown about his wife?
(a) She is about to give birth.
(b) She is getting ordained.
(c) She has gotten a new job.
(d) She has had a car accident.

4. Why was Dave uneasy about New York City?
(a) He had an old friend he'd fought with who lived there.
(b) He had a poor sense of direction and would get lost easily.
(c) He was very sheltered from a rural area.
(d) He had read it was full of crime.

5. For what had the teenagers been arrested?
(a) Stealing.
(b) Drug pushing.
(c) Robbing a bank.
(d) Murder.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Dave feel as he drove to New York?

2. What does Dave decide is the reason teenagers join gangs?

3. How do the gangs feel about Dave's trouble with the police?

4. What does Dave reminiscence about his grandfather the most?

5. What did the first parent of the teenage boys tell Dave?

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