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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. McCall is fired from what kind of job after a confrontation with a supervisor?
(a) Construction.
(b) Mechanic.
(c) Newspaper.
(d) Lawn Service.

2. In Chapter 7, McCall likens all the fighting between groups, gangs, and others as what?
(a) Dress Rehearsal.
(b) Rite of Passage.
(c) Having fun.
(d) Inevitable.

3. What is the name of the boy shot in McCall's front yard?
(a) Horace.
(b) Bimbo.
(c) Prairie Dog.
(d) Dwight.

4. Who is assaulted by several guys before she and McCall consummate the act?
(a) Valerie.
(b) Liz.
(c) Denise.
(d) Debbie.

5. During one of the clashes in Chapter 9, the police arrive and a boy by what name is killed?
(a) Billy.
(b) Dwight.
(c) Bimbo.
(d) Prairie Dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, the reader discovers that McCall was jealous of his grandmother's affections while she worked as what for a Jewish family?

2. In Chapter 2, readers find that the new black housing development is separated from the poor white neighborhood by what?

3. Feeling the power of the gun after shooting at a gang chasing him, McCall goes home in Part I and almost confesses all he has done to whom?

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

5. In 1964, McCall and his family move into a new housing development called what?

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