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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many white students attend Ballou?

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

3. Where is Phillip Atkins working?

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

5. What work release job does Cedric Gillian have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Barbara do when Cedric turned two?

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

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

4. Who is Cedric's benefactor and how do they meet?

5. What is Bill Ramsey's dream when he began running the M.I.T. MITES program?

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

7. Why is Cedric Gilliam on the run?

8. What is Barbara Jennings' financial situation?

9. Why has Bishop Long been criticized for his role at Scripture Cathedral?

10. Why does Cedric decide to apply to Brown?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare what it means to use "one's talents to bring 'glory onto God' and what it means to be prideful. Use some of the arguments that Cedric uses in the book.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss why Cedric tells Mr. Taylor in Chapter 3 that he is at a crossroads in his life.

Essay Topic 3

After mid-terms at M.I.T., Cedric awakes suddenly, and it seems as though he hears his surrogate grandmother say, "Cedric, you haven't yet begun to fight." Explain how this phrase affects Cedric and what it means to him.

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