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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. McCall has finished his probation, and according to Chapter 31, has a job offer where?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Portsmouth.
(c) D.C.
(d) Evansville.

2. When McCall is confronted about leaving his prison record off of his application, what does he do in Chapter 39?
(a) Withdraws from consideration.
(b) Asks for a chance to be heard.
(c) Pretends he made a mistake.
(d) Tells them it should not matter.

3. In Chapter 24, McCall describes how he has come to appreciate the small things, after arriving home from St. Bride's with whom?
(a) His mother.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His stepfather.
(d) His father.

4. In Part III of the book, McCall is glad mothers are not using the names of _____.
(a) Slavery.
(b) America.
(c) The English.
(d) Foreigners.

5. In Chapter 27, McCall has a dinner job interview with an editor and afterward wants to go somewhere "really" what to feel better?
(a) "Homey."
(b) "Comfortable."
(c) "Black."
(d) "Casual."

Short Answer Questions

1. The couple McCall befriends in Chapter 37 will soon be going to what country?

2. After arriving home from St. Brides, McCall makes arrangements to see whom but feels awkward around this person?

3. Who is Danny Baum?

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

5. Whose advice did McCall take when going to his boss to reveal his prison record, as noted at the end of Chapter 39?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in Chapter 40 when McCall is challenged by another driver?

2. How is McCall's life after being released from St Brides like starting life over?

3. How does Danny's driving curiosity about race affect his relationship with McCall?

4. How does Stanley's visit become a turning point for McCall and the drug scene?

5. What happens with the divorce from Debbie in Chapter 41?

6. What does McCall say about drugs and the young black man in Chapter 40?

7. How does McCall deal with his friends' suspicions about his "good fortune" in Part II of the book?

8. Why does McCall enjoy the small things in Chapter 24?

9. How does McCall's decision to do the right thing and not worry about what people think about him in Part II illustrate McCall's growth and maturity?

10. How does McCall's relationship with his son, Monroe, compare to McCall's relationship with his biological father as described in Chapter 30?

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