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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapters Six through Ten.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many bedrooms does the new housing development home have?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

2. McCall's stepfather takes in a child from his previous marriage who is older than McCall; what is this child's name?
(a) Dwight.
(b) Bryan Keith.
(c) Billy.
(d) Junnie.

3. What kind of vehicle does McCall's stepfather drive that is also a cause for tension at McCall's job?
(a) A work truck.
(b) A Cadillac.
(c) An Eldorado.
(d) An Oldsmobile.

4. In Chapter 8, McCall is severely beaten by whom?
(a) The Cherry Boys.
(b) The Streers.
(c) The Downtown Crew.
(d) The Bombers.

5. When the family arrives at their new home in 1964, McCall's stepfather works full-time and does lawn work part-time to support the family, after retiring from where?
(a) The Army.
(b) The Coast Guard.
(c) The Navy.
(d) The Air Force.

Short Answer Questions

1. McCall points out that eventually the young boys will give up their fist fighting in favor of what?

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

3. In Chapter 10, what does McCall successfully do with an ice cream truck?

4. In Part I of the book, McCall reveals that the reason he starts to steal is not for anything he needs but rather for what?

5. In Chapter 2, readers discover that many feel the new housing development for blacks was created not to provide equal housing but for what?

(see the answer key)

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