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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Dave encounter after getting his first signature?
(a) Pablo Gonzales.
(b) Esperanza Martinez.
(c) Nicki Bandon.
(d) Angelo Morales.

2. To whom does Dave speak when he leaves the courthouse?
(a) No one.
(b) His wife.
(c) The press.
(d) The teenagers' parents.

3. Where did Dave live at the beginning of the book?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Virginia.
(d) New York.

4. What did Dave manipulate Nicky into doing the last night of the rally?
(a) Come up on the stage.
(b) Sit on the front row.
(c) Sing a hymn.
(d) Take up the collection.

5. What does Dave do with most of his time in New York at first?
(a) Explores the city.
(b) Looks for an apartment.
(c) Finds a church to join.
(d) Tryies to see the seven boys in jail.

6. Where does Dave go after he leaves the jail?
(a) He visits his brother.
(b) He heads back home.
(c) He goes to New Jersey.
(d) He gets a motel.

7. Who does Dave encounter when he goes to meet the Grand Gangsters Incorporated?
(a) Angelo.
(b) Belinda.
(c) Maria.
(d) Sonny.

8. What do the gang members think might happen if they converted?
(a) They would be poor.
(b) They would have to get a job.
(c) They might cry.
(d) They would have to get married.

9. Who is one of the main gang leaders still hostile to Dave in Chapter 7?
(a) Nicky.
(b) Switch.
(c) Ralph.
(d) Alonzo.

10. What does Dave reminiscence about his grandfather the most?
(a) Talking with Dave's grandmother.
(b) Working in his carpentry shop.
(c) His faith and preaching.
(d) Teaching him how to fish.

11. How does Dave feel about his initial conversions?
(a) Excited.
(b) Confident.
(c) Doubt.
(d) Depressed because there are so few.

12. What inspires Dave to change his type of preaching for the last part of the rallies?
(a) A conversation with his wife.
(b) An encounter with Jo-Jo.
(c) A talk with his father.
(d) An encounter with Nicky.

13. What happens at the courthouse when Dave returns with all the signatures?
(a) He is given a form for his pastor to fill out.
(b) He is mugged and loses all the signatures.
(c) He is refused permission.
(d) He goes in to see the boys.

14. What could the violence that spreads out from gangs called?
(a) Collateral violence.
(b) Street violence.
(c) Side line violence.
(d) Familial violence.

15. What entire gang came forward for conversion the last night?
(a) The Dragon Gang.
(b) The Gangs Incorporated.
(c) The Mau Mau gang.
(d) The Guys and Dolls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dave say the teenagers really need to do?

2. What incident from Dave's childhood gave him inspiration to continue his mission in New York?

3. Why was Dave uneasy about New York City?

4. What does Dave say are three main activities of gangs?

5. What does the gang member he meets after getting his first signature do with him?

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