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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Because his parents can not afford anything different, McCall chooses to go to what college?
(a) Norfolk State.
(b) Old Dominion.
(c) Howard.
(d) Hampton.

2. When McCall writes to the college in Chapter 23, he explains his situation and asks for what?
(a) An internship.
(b) A new start.
(c) Current catalogs.
(d) A job.

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 11, McCall describes how he begins hustling people and then what?
(a) Hanging out with drug dealers.
(b) Encouraging his siblings to steal.
(c) Stealing from his parents.
(d) Breaking into homes.

7. As McCall learns more about what process, he finally makes a career choice?
(a) Business systems.
(b) Educational.
(c) Writing.
(d) Printing.

8. In Chapter 2, readers discover that many feel the new housing development for blacks was created not to provide equal housing but for what?
(a) Provide new homes for blacks.
(b) Boost the political image of supporting politicians.
(c) Confine blacks to a specific neighborhood.
(d) Use contaminated land no one else wanted to develop.

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

10. McCall meets a man named Moses Battle who teaches MCall how to do what?
(a) Drive defensively.
(b) Play chess.
(c) Shoot a gun.
(d) Write news articles.

11. 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.

12. In Chapter 16, McCall and his son's mother run a scam that besides them affects other peoples what?
(a) Homes.
(b) Kids.
(c) Safety.
(d) Jobs.

13. In Chapter 3, McCall talks about his family, including his two full bothers whose names are what?
(a) Billy and Junnie.
(b) Junnie and Dwight.
(c) Bryan Keith and Billy.
(d) Billy and Dwight.

14. In Chapter 3, the reader discovers that McCall was jealous of his grandmother's affections while she worked as what for a Jewish family?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Cook.
(c) Nanny.
(d) Maid.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the girl crowned homecoming queen in Chapter 13?

3. In Chapter 9, McCall is arrested for possession of what?

4. Who does McCall ask to marry him but he is moved to Southampton before the ceremony can take place?

5. After July 19, 1973, McCall is soon accepted into how many colleges?

(see the answer keys)

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