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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4, 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Dave do at the end of the trial's first morning?
(a) Talked to the bailiff.
(b) Talked to the boys' parents.
(c) Pushed his way in to see the judge.
(d) Talked to the sheriff.

2. What does Dave decide is the reason teenagers join gangs?
(a) To rebell against their parents.
(b) They like the drugs.
(c) They like the violence.
(d) Out of a sense of deep loneliness and feeling unloved.

3. What does the judge decide not to do?
(a) Give the boys bail.
(b) Press charges against Dave.
(c) Have an open trial.
(d) Talk to Dave.

4. What does Dave reminiscence about his grandfather the most?
(a) Talking with Dave's grandmother.
(b) His faith and preaching.
(c) Teaching him how to fish.
(d) Working in his carpentry shop.

5. What does Dave's grandfather tell him about New York?
(a) He should return to his home.
(b) He needs to speak better.
(c) His mission may be more important than the seven boys.
(d) He has been messing it up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dave think teenagers need instead of gangs?

2. To what does Dave's grandfather compare Dave's mission in New York?

3. What could the violence that spreads out from gangs called?

4. What does Dave do when he first arrives back in New York?

5. What did Dave feel when he saw the picture in the magazine?

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