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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the boy in Part I of the book that McCall and others think is dead, only to find him alive and at home when they return to their neighborhood?
(a) Bimbo.
(b) Prairie Dog.
(c) Horace.
(d) Bryan Keith.

2. 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 people.
(b) The money.
(c) The product.
(d) The cops.

3. In Chapter 23, the college responds to McCall, telling him to do what?
(a) Try again next semester.
(b) Send his transcripts.
(c) Seek help elsewhere.
(d) Enter a contest.

4. In Chapter 23, McCall finds himself transferred to St. Bride's which is what type of place?
(a) A new up and coming newspaper.
(b) A private religious compound.
(c) A minimum security prison.
(d) A military installation.

5. How old is McCall's mother by the time she has birthed three sons?
(a) 17.
(b) 15.
(c) 18.
(d) 21.

6. After losing his job, McCall is soon looking for opportunities to do what?
(a) Work.
(b) Help at home.
(c) Steal.
(d) Date.

7. The wealthier side of the new black housing development is separated from a poorer white neighborhood which is called what?
(a) Cavalier Park.
(b) Academy Park.
(c) Cavalier Manor.
(d) Academy Manor.

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

9. According to McCall in Chapter 23, after making his career choice, he writes to what college?
(a) Hampton.
(b) Tidewater.
(c) Old Dominion.
(d) Norfolk.

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

11. In Chapter 12, McCall looks at what movie/show and how it affects young black men?
(a) Shaft.
(b) Superfly.
(c) My Three Sons.
(d) Leave it to Beaver.

12. How old was McCall's mother when she began her relationship with McCall's biological father?
(a) 13.
(b) 14.
(c) 15.
(d) 18.

13. In Chapter 20, McCall is hurt when the mother of his son announces she is doing what?
(a) Seeing someone else.
(b) Moving.
(c) Filing for divorce.
(d) Putting their son up for adoption.

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

15. In one of the clashes between the poor white neighborhood and the new black housing development, what happens to a young black girl?
(a) She dies.
(b) She gets lost.
(c) She runs away.
(d) She suffers permanent brain damage.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does McCall shoot in the chest after he taunt's McCall's son's mother?

3. In Chapter 18, McCall is able to discover literature relevant to his life and pass the time, when he is in what place?

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

5. When several of McCall's friends drop out of school, what does McCall give as his reason for staying in school?

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