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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 39, McCall describes his participation in a minorities and workplace racism fellowship which was held at which university?

2. In Chapter 33, what does the black civil rights leader accuse McCall of being?

3. After St. Brides, McCall has a probation officer constantly telling him what?

4. McCall describes how he is so racially sensitive he can not enjoy an assignment covering what kind of contest?

5. In Chapter 27, McCall has a dinner job interview with an editor and afterward wants to go somewhere "really" what to feel better?

Short Essay Questions

1. Later, in Chapter 34, McCall pressures Debbie to abort their second child but why is McCall glad the abortion did not happen?

2. Why does McCall feel like a slave on an auction block in Chapter 27?

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

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

5. Why does McCall feel he is bringing another child into a world of pain and strife (Chapter 32)?

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

7. How does the fellowship program in Missouri help McCall deal with his racial sensitivity?

8. In Part III, what relationship does McCall have with his editor?

9. Why does McCall see his grandchild as a another cycle of life?

10. Why is McCall now afraid of the people with whom he was once so comfortable?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Stanley's visit and the resulting scenes and events in McCall's life facilitate McCall's decision to leave behind drug use from this point forward? How does this turning point reflect other changes that occurred in McCall's life during this time as well (family, career)?

Essay Topic 2

McCall runs away from home and returns in Part I of the book. Why does McCall run away, why does he return, and why does McCall refer to the whipping he gets from his stepfather upon his return home saving "face?"

Essay Topic 3

According to McCall, why do so many return to prison within five years of leaving? Why does McCall say he understands why this happens? What is going on in his life when he realizes this, and why do you think McCall does not return to prison within this time?

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