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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Rise and Shine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are there very few athletes at Ballou?
(a) The 2.0 required grade point average is too high for most students.
(b) Most of the students are on drugs.
(c) Most students do not want to work that hard.
(d) The 2.75 required grade point average is too high for most students.

2. What happens to students listed on the "Wall of Honor?"
(a) They are honored by other students.
(b) They get special job internships.
(c) They go on special field trips.
(d) They become possible targets of violence.

3. Why does Cedric's mother refuse to buy him a pair of extra-baggy khaki-colored pants?
(a) She says that the pants symbolize bad things.
(b) They remind her of Cedric's father.
(c) She does not have the money.
(d) She thinks he should buy a pair of black pants.

4. What is the amazing thing mentioned by the teacher in SAT-PREP class?
(a) All the students got high scores on the SAT.
(b) Ten students turned in their homework.
(c) All the students turned in their homework.
(d) Cedric turned in his vocabulary cards and no one else did.

5. Why are most of the classes that Cedric takes at Ballou not very challenging?
(a) The teachers are not well versed in their subjects.
(b) The school board will not purchase new textbooks.
(c) Passing grades are awarded simply for coming to class.
(d) The students are so rowdy, the teachers cannot teach.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what career is Phillip Atkins tagged by teachers?

2. With whom does Cedric usually eat lunch?

3. Why does Cedric avoid Delante "Head" Coleman?

4. What does Cedric do at church one day when singing in the choir?

5. What worries Barbara at the beginning of Chapter 2?

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