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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lorene dream about in her first term at St. Paul's?
(a) Not being able to read.
(b) Turtles.
(c) White people yelling at her.
(d) Dancing teddy bears.

2. Who is Pam Hudson?
(a) A teacher.
(b) Lorene's roommate.
(c) Another black student.
(d) One of the first girls to be admitted to St. Paul's.

3. What does Ricky Lockhart ask Lorene over the summer?
(a) To sleep with him.
(b) To marry him.
(c) To help him connect with another girl.
(d) To visit him.

4. Why was Ricky Lockhart's visit a problem?
(a) Because he burst in by force.
(b) Because he arrived a night early.
(c) Because he arrived by surprise.
(d) Because she had told him not to come.

5. What does Lorene remember when Jimmy Hill talks about turning out St. Paul's?
(a) The pride she felt when her father held back a white mob.
(b) Her grandmother telling her to stay out of trouble.
(c) Her mother being discriminated against at a department store.
(d) Her teacher warning her against militarism.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the drive take to St. Paul's?

2. Where does Lorene go to school?

3. What does Lorene say, years later, has happened to the person she and her parents saw their first day at St. Paul's?

4. What does Lorene feel she has done, by getting into St. Paul's?

5. What theme is introduced into the book in Chapter 1?

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