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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Bursting Heart.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What score does Cedric get on the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test?
(a) 50 out of 160.
(b) 155 out of 160.
(c) 75 out of 160.
(d) 125 out of 160.

2. Why does Cedric need a request form signed by Professor James?
(a) So he can observe a school in Providence.
(b) So he can audit a class.
(c) So he can drop a class.
(d) So he can take another class.

3. What does Zayd write during first semester?
(a) A one-act play.
(b) A racy script for playwriting class.
(c) A comedy.
(d) A short story.

4. Why does Cedric's father beat him?
(a) Cedric got a bad report card.
(b) Cedric stole coins.
(c) Cedric was disrespectful to his grandmother.
(d) Cedric was disrespectful.

5. How much does Cedric learn at Jefferson compared to Ballou?
(a) He learned more in a year there than two or three at Ballou.
(b) He learned about half as much at Jefferson as at Ballou.
(c) He learns about the same at Jefferson as at Ballou.
(d) He took more advanced classes there.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many white students attend Ballou?

2. What verse does Mr. Taylor quote to Cedric?

3. What two disappointments does Cedric experience during eighth grade?

4. What impresses Barbara about Cedric Gilliam?

5. Where do Rob and his parents go for parent's weekend?

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