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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Chapters 35 through 39..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Because his parents can not afford anything different, McCall chooses to go to what college?
(a) Norfolk State.
(b) Old Dominion.
(c) Hampton.
(d) Howard.

2. In Chapter 27, McCall has graduated from college and is looking for a job but he has two strikes against him, one being what?
(a) He is black.
(b) He is former addict.
(c) He is white.
(d) He is male.

3. As the new kid in the black junior high school, McCall is introduced to the term "getting clean" which means what?
(a) Telling the truth.
(b) Taking a bath.
(c) Letting go of false friends.
(d) Dressing in the coolest fads.

4. The couple McCall befriends in Chapter 37 will soon be going to what country?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Cuba.
(c) Africa.
(d) France.

5. From where is McCall released in February 1978?
(a) Current newspaper assignment.
(b) Prison.
(c) Medical supervision.
(d) Military duty.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, McCall likens all the fighting between groups, gangs, and others as what?

2. Who is upset about the name McCall chooses in Chapter 32 for his son?

3. Even being on the honor roll and adults pulling for his academic success is not enough to pull McCall from his old life, so in Chapter 14 McCall describes going to his college classes ___ or not showing up at all.

4. McCall realizes that he disagrees with the practice of women holding inferior positions in the home so he eventually does what, as noted in Chapter 26?

5. As noted in Chapter 32, what is the name of the detective with whom McCall bonds?

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