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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Phillip Atkins working?
(a) Working at Price Waterhouse.
(b) Working at Burger King.
(c) Working at McDonalds.
(d) Working in a mailroom.

2. What do the M.I.T. kids give Cedric for his birthday?
(a) A big birthday party.
(b) A cassette tape.
(c) A ghetto bag.
(d) A M.I.T. sweatshirt.

3. What do Cedric and his family do his last night home before college?
(a) Go to a restaurant.
(b) Go to a movie.
(c) Go to a ball game.
(d) Have a family dinner.

4. How does Bishop Long end the church service on Cedric's last Sunday?
(a) With communion.
(b) With an offering.
(c) With a gospel song.
(d) With a special song sung by the choir.

5. What verse does Mr. Taylor quote to Cedric?
(a) Hebrews 11:1.
(b) John 3:16.
(c) Philippians 4:13.
(d) Romans 8:28.

6. Who is the faculty director of the M.I.T. program?
(a) Professor Leonard Trustworthy.
(b) Professor Bill Ramsey.
(c) Professor Leon Trilling.
(d) Professor Lionel Rowan.

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

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

9. What is the warm up game for the diversity workshop at college?
(a) Cultural Trivial Pursuit type game.
(b) A memory game.
(c) A truth and lie game.
(d) Scrabble.

10. For what career is Phillip Atkins tagged by teachers?
(a) Mail room clerk.
(b) Comedian.
(c) Janitor.
(d) Rap singer.

11. Who runs the M.I.T. program?
(a) Bill Ramsey.
(b) Brian Rowling.
(c) Bob Roudabush.
(d) Leon Trilling.

12. Where does LaTisha plan to go to college?
(a) University of the District of Columbia.
(b) Maryland.
(c) Brown.
(d) Howard.

13. Why are the freshmen on campus six days early?
(a) Their classes begin early.
(b) Orientation activities.
(c) So they can sign up for classes before the upperclassmen.
(d) So they can meet the other students.

14. When does Cedric first meet his father?
(a) When he was in high school.
(b) When he was in junior high.
(c) When he was seven.
(d) When he was two.

15. Why will a woman from church be honored with a queen-for-a-day ceremony?
(a) Because she brought the most visitors to church.
(b) Because she raised the most money for the church.
(c) Because she helped run a successful bazaar.
(d) Because she helped run a successful bake sale.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Cedric's dorm?

2. Why are most of the classes that Cedric takes at Ballou not very challenging?

3. What does Cedric do for his eighteenth birthday?

4. What is Cedric's summer job before college?

5. What score does Cedric get on the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test?

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