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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who told Lorene about St. Paul's?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Mr. Evans.
(c) Mrs. Evans.
(d) Her teacher in school.

2. When did Lorene start to write about her experiences at St. Paul's?
(a) When she saw her experiences as similar to other workers' experiences in America.
(b) When she saw those experiences as similar to white experiences in America.
(c) When she saw that her experience had things in common with Native Americans.
(d) When she saw those experiences as different from black life in America.

3. What does Lorene say, years later, has happened to the person she and her parents saw their first day at St. Paul's?
(a) She has been widowed and become depressed.
(b) He has moved back to his family in the Midwest.
(c) She has moved on to a better position.
(d) She has gotten married and been given a promotion.

4. Who is Mrs. Evans' husband?
(a) Lorene's boss.
(b) The first black man on the staff of the Philadelphia Bulletin.
(c) A teacher at St. Paul's.
(d) A student at St. Paul's.

5. What does Lorene say people thought about the first black teacher at St. Paul's?
(a) People hounded him out of his job.
(b) People hated him.
(c) People were afraid of him.
(d) People loved him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Lorene's feelings about her classmates?

2. Where does Lorene go to school?

3. What part of the interview surprised Lorene?

4. What does Lorene say about where her daughter will go to school?

5. How does Lorene describe her parents?

(see the answer key)

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