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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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."

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

3. What type of college does Cedric wish to attend?
(a) An all black college.
(b) A college in California.
(c) Ivy League.
(d) A college that caters to kids from the ghetto.

4. What does Cedric Gillian tell Barbara when she is pregnant?
(a) Either the baby or me.
(b) Let's get a bigger place to live.
(c) You can quit work after the baby comes.
(d) Congratulations.

5. For what summer program does Cedric apply?
(a) A science seminar at Stanford.
(b) An internship at the Supreme Court.
(c) A summer session at Brown University.
(d) A six-week program at M.I.T.

Short Answer Questions

1. What acronym is used to describe the high school students in the M.I.T. summer program?

2. Which student at M.I.T. does Cedric ask to help him?

3. What teacher mentors Cedric throughout his high school career?

4. Why are there very few athletes at Ballou?

5. Who comes to speak to the students at the assembly in the first chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Cedric's roommate? What is his background?

2. As mid-terms approach, how is Cedric doing at the M.I.T. summer program?

3. How do Cedric's SAT scores compare to the other students at the M.I.T. program?

4. Why is there an assembly at the beginning of the book?

5. Why is the college prep class the cruelest class offered at Ballou?

6. What preparations has Barbara made for the trip to take Cedric to Brown?

7. Why is Cedric Gilliam on the run?

8. Why does Cedric feel like an inferior human being at the summer program?

9. Who is Cedric's father and how does he react when Cedric is conceived?

10. After eight months, why does Cedric Gilliam lose his work release job?

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