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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Goodbye to Yesterday.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Cedric go to elementary school?
(a) Henry T. Blow Elementary.
(b) Harley Thomas Blount Elementary.
(c) Ballou Elementary.
(d) Jefferson Elementary.

3. What do Cedric and his mother sing as they drive into Providence?
(a) "Old Rugged Cross."
(b) "It is Well with my Soul."
(c) "Amazing Grace."
(d) "Shelter from the Storm."

4. What acronym is used to describe the high school students in the M.I.T. summer program?
(a) Mite Students.
(b) Mit Mites.
(c) Mit Students.
(d) Mighty Mites.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What classes offer Cedric some competition in high school?

2. Why does Cedric have to buy a bathing suit while at M.I.T.?

3. What old friend from Jefferson does Cedric call from M.I.T.?

4. Where does Barbara grow up?

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

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