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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what way is Jimmy Hill notable to Lorene?
(a) He is very thin.
(b) He is very militant.
(c) He is very fat.
(d) He is very tall.

2. What does Lorene's mother tacitly offer to her?
(a) Money for a return ticket if she is miserable at St. Paul's.
(b) Suggestions on marrying rich white boys.
(c) Resources for an abortion if necessary.
(d) Advice about getting on the boys' good side.

3. How long has it been, at the beginning of the book, since Lorene graduated from high school?
(a) 9 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 6 years.

4. How does Lorene describe her parents?
(a) Ambitious black couple in their 30s.
(b) Devout black Quakers in their 30s.
(c) Humble mixed-race couple in their 40s.
(d) Protective adoptive white couple in their 40s.

5. What change was made at St. Paul's in 1971?
(a) It started to accept blacks.
(b) It went gone co-ed.
(c) It started to transition to being an all-black school.
(d) It started an Affirmative Action program.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Alma ended up, after graduation?

2. What does Lorene say the black kids at St. Paul's think?

3. What does Lorene feel about her religion class?

4. Where does Lorene go to school?

5. From where is Jimmy Hill?

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