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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 32, McCall has fathered another child; what is the name that the baby's mother has picked for this child?
(a) Jonathan.
(b) Nathan.
(c) Ian.
(d) Dwayne.

2. In Chapter 44, McCall boils down his life and that of his friends to one word, which is what?
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Fear.
(c) Stupidity.
(d) Choices.

3. In 1988, who quits the Atlanta Journal-Constitution because of a disagreement with the "bigwigs?"
(a) Baum.
(b) Lippman.
(c) McCall.
(d) Kovach.

4. Who moves to California, taking McCall's son with them, in Chapter 30?
(a) Valeire.
(b) Debbie.
(c) Yvette.
(d) Liz.

5. As McCall describes his feelings about his assignments in Chapter 29, he reveals that these people are not objective but have feelings and opinions about everything.
(a) Journalists.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Cops.
(d) Teachers.

6. Disgusted with the low pay of his job, this visiting friend decides to do what instead?
(a) Deal cocaine.
(b) Go back home.
(c) Look for another job.
(d) Go to school.

7. How does McCall feel about the trip his co-worker and girlfriend are soon to embark?
(a) Glad.
(b) Sad.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Excited.

8. After the divorce in Chapter 41, McCall receives a call from where about a job interview?
(a) The Washington Post.
(b) The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
(c) The Portsmouth Courier.
(d) The Virginia Pilot-Ledger Star.

9. As part of the divorce in Chapter 41, how much is the monthly child support?
(a) $300.
(b) $750.
(c) $700.
(d) $500.

10. In Chapter 27, McCall has graduated from college and is looking for a job but he has two strikes against him, one being what?
(a) He is black.
(b) He is white.
(c) He is male.
(d) He is former addict.

11. Whose advice did McCall take when going to his boss to reveal his prison record, as noted at the end of Chapter 39?
(a) Tom Lippman.
(b) Bill Kovach.
(c) Milton Coleman.
(d) Professor Grant.

12. After McCall meets up with his biological father again in Chapter 30, McCall's father tells him to call when he wants to do what?
(a) Hang out.
(b) Go fishing.
(c) Meet his son.
(d) Go see a ballgame.

13. Chapter 25 opens with McCall entering what?
(a) Alcohol rehab.
(b) College.
(c) Military service.
(d) Drug rehab.

14. How much is the bail to free McCall from jail?
(a) $2,000.
(b) $1,500.
(c) $1,200.
(d) $3,000.

15. What is the name of McCall's brother that locates McCall's biological father after he has been absent from their lives for so long?
(a) Dwayne.
(b) Bryan.
(c) Keith.
(d) Billy.

Short Answer Questions

1. After McCall is challenged by someone in Chapter 40, what does he do?

2. In Chapter 36, McCall says that an old friend comes to visit who wants to escape the drug scene from where?

3. After the birth of his daughter, McCall gives in to pressure to do what?

4. In Chapter 38, after a change in the newspaper McCall receives what?

5. Who pressures McCall to marry the young woman he is seeing who is having trouble at her job because of feelings of inferiority?

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