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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From where is Jimmy Hill?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Maine.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Alabama.

2. Who is Mr. Dick?
(a) The admissions officer.
(b) A teacher at St. Paul's.
(c) A housekeeper.
(d) A policeman.

3. When does Lorene get mad?
(a) When people say that she will be white by the time she is done at St. Paul's.
(b) When people say that it doesn't matter what color people are.
(c) When people say that she can't do things because she is black.
(d) When people say that she can't do things because she is a girl.

4. What does Lorene say about what her daughter's experience of school is likely to be?
(a) It would be different from hers.
(b) It would be very similar to hers.
(c) It would be a new experience in human history.
(d) It would be the same experience all black students had in white schools.

5. Why do the white girls say that they don't say anything around Lorene?
(a) Because she gets mad.
(b) Because she is so naïve.
(c) Because she accuses them of being racist.
(d) Because she is so innocent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lorene remember when Jimmy Hill talks about turning out St. Paul's?

2. What does Lorene's mother tacitly offer to her?

3. Who is Lee Bouton?

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

5. What is St. Paul's looking for, in 1971?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lorene say she will miss about her high school?

2. In what way does Lorene say that St. Paul's was similar to American culture?

3. What is Lorene's objection regarding her religion exam?

4. Describe Lorene's interview at St. Paul's.

5. Who is Mr. Evans, and what is his relationship with Lorene?

6. What does Jimmy Hill mean when he says he wants to turn out St. Paul's?

7. Who are the wombats and what is their role in the novel?

8. What does Lorene say when someone asks her whether her daughter will go to St. Paul's?

9. Who is Lorene Carey and what brings her to this setting?

10. What are Lorene's feelings about leaving her friends for St. Paul's?

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