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

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

4. 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.

5. In Chapter 18, McCall is able to discover literature relevant to his life and pass the time, when he is in what place?
(a) Prison library.
(b) Local museum.
(c) Visiting professor's class.
(d) Courthouse law library.

6. In what year does McCall briefly attend a white junior high school for purposes of integration?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1967.

7. In Chapter 23, what is the name of the former teacher McCall encounters and wishes to tell that his lessons made a difference?
(a) Miller.
(b) Butler.
(c) Gates.
(d) Jones.

8. On a weekend furlough in Chapter 22, McCall spends the night with whom and realizes the feeling between them is gone?
(a) Elisabeth.
(b) Valerie.
(c) Debbie.
(d) Denise.

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

10. What is the name of the girl crowned homecoming queen in Chapter 13?
(a) Debbie.
(b) Elisabeth.
(c) Denise.
(d) Valerie.

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

12. While at St. Brides, McCall learns what trade?
(a) Steel work.
(b) Printing.
(c) Shipping.
(d) Iron work.

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

14. In Chapter 10, McCall talks about gifts under a Christmas tree that he ____.
(a) Drops off.
(b) Wraps.
(c) Takes.
(d) Opens.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Even being on the honor roll and adults pulling for his academic success is not enough to pull McCall from his old life, so in Chapter 14 McCall describes going to his college classes ___ or not showing up at all.

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

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

4. McCall meets a man named Moses Battle who teaches MCall how to do what?

5. In Chapter 4, "pimping" is a kind of what?

(see the answer keys)

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