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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. What is the only class Cedric is not worried about at mid-term?

2. What does Cedric have to do to pass Psychology?

3. Why is Barbara not evicted after Cedric comes home for the summer?

4. One October evening, why does Rob yell at Cedric?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why after a month of college, is Cedric's chin barely above the waterline?

2. In Chapter 10, why do Rob and Cedric change the music rules?

3. How will things change for Cedric second semester?

4. How do Cedric and Rob come to an agreement about music in their dorm room?

5. What advice does the Psychology teacher give Cedric?

6. Why does Cedric write a poem instead of a paper for Wakefield's class?

7. How is LaTisha doing at college?

8. What causes Cedric to go talk to Rachel Edy, a peer counselor?

9. Why does Cedric return to Ballou over Christmas break?

10. What do Zayd Dohrn's parents do in the 1960s?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 12, Cedric writes a poem about his observations of a junior high math class. Discuss what Cedric means by the phrase in the poem, "Maybe I'll just let the colors run?"

Essay Topic 3

At the beginning of the book is a quote by Alfred Lord Tennyson. Explain what each line of the poem means and how the poem relates to Cedric's life.

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