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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Chapters 17 through 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to McCall in Chapter 13, who is liked by his parents for keeping him off the streets?
(a) Elisabeth.
(b) Denise.
(c) Billy.
(d) His best friend.

2. What year did McCall's mother begin her relationship with McCall's biological father?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1950.

3. In Part I of the book, McCall recalls a moment when this person grabbed one of his brothers and told them to "stop acting like a nigger." Who is this person?
(a) McCall's mother.
(b) McCall's stepfather.
(c) A school teacher.
(d) McCall's oldest brother.

4. Who is the person that visits McCall and McCall becomes concerned for this person's health?
(a) His son.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His mother.
(d) His youngest sibling.

5. According to McCall in Chapter 21, who has the men's hormones in turmoil and he hates them for this sexual tension?
(a) A female nurse.
(b) A female teacher.
(c) His ex-girlfriend.
(d) A gay man.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 23, the college responds to McCall, telling him to do what?

2. What is the name of the school McCall's parents move him back to after he did not fit in at the white junior high school?

3. In Chapter 9, McCall and his friends' ongoing feud with one group is interrupted by a new threat from where?

4. Turning to armed robbery in Chapter 11, McCall takes several things from his victims, except what?

5. After McCall and his friends beat the young man in Chapter 1, what does McCall admit he feared for a moment?

(see the answer key)

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