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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Junnie.
(d) Billy.

2. In Chapter 14 McCall makes the college honor roll with what grade point average?
(a) 3.85
(b) 3.0
(c) 3.5
(d) 4.0

3. In Chapter 2, readers find that the new black housing development is separated from the poor white neighborhood by what?
(a) Race.
(b) A swale.
(c) Hatred.
(d) A highway.

4. McCall briefly turns to selling drugs but stops, admitting in Chapter 15 that besides the pitfalls McCall can't track what well enough to make money?
(a) The product.
(b) The cops.
(c) The people.
(d) The money.

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 Air Force.
(b) The Coast Guard.
(c) The Army.
(d) The Navy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was McCall's mother when she began her relationship with McCall's biological father?

2. In Chapter 16, McCall and his son's mother run a scam that besides them affects other peoples what?

3. What year did McCall's mother begin her relationship with McCall's biological father?

4. In Chapter 8, McCall is severely beaten by whom?

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

(see the answer key)

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