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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Let the Colors Run.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Cedric attending Alumni Day at Ballou?
(a) He is looking forward to seeing old friends.
(b) He has been asked to speak.
(c) His mother asked him to.
(d) He wants to see his old teachers.

2. Where does Barbara grow up?
(a) 15th St.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Maryland.
(d) 18th St.

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

4. What classes offer Cedric some competition in high school?
(a) English and science.
(b) Math and science.
(c) English and history.
(d) Computer Science and language arts.

5. What will Zayd do over Thanksgiving?
(a) Go to Europe.
(b) Go to California.
(c) Stay at Brown.
(d) Go hunting with his grandfather.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the few things that gives Barbara much joy lately now that Cedric is gone?

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

3. Who teaches History of Education?

4. Who is the girl in Cedric's Richard Wright study group?

5. What verse does Cedric remember in Calculus 10 class?

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