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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. What is Lorene's view about getting the man fired who molested her?
(a) He fired himself with inappropriate behavior.
(b) He had it coming from other acts of molestation.
(c) He might have been a victim in his own right, but that didn't give him the right to abuse her.
(d) He deserved more punishment than he got.

2. How does Lorene describe Ms. Clinton?
(a) Intense and brutally intelligent.
(b) Energetic and fun.
(c) Supportive and maternal.
(d) Pensive and poetic.

3. What is Lorene's strategy for passing her worst subject?
(a) She starts a study group.
(b) She meets with the teacher.
(c) She gets a tutor.
(d) She skips class.

4. What is Lorene's goal for the summer?
(a) Save a lot of money.
(b) Travel.
(c) Learn calculus.
(d) Meet a boy.

5. What does Lorene feel about smoking marijuana?
(a) She is glad to finally be experiencing something.
(b) She is angry at herself for betraying her family.
(c) She is unhappy and feels lost.
(d) She is disappointed because she had heard so much about it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Lorene's worst subject?

2. What view from the white students frustrates Lorene?

3. What is Lorene's response to what happens during Ricky Lockhart's visit?

4. Who is Archibald Cox talking about when he says "our kind of people"?

5. What is the staff's reaction when Lorene tells what happened, and gets the man fired who molested her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lorene's workplace for the summer after her first year.

2. What happens with the cook who everyone fears?

3. Describe Lorene's campaign for student council.

4. Why is Lorene impatient with school?

5. Describe Lorene's visit to Ricky Lockhart in New York.

6. What does black ice symbolize?

7. Describe Lorene's meeting with Archibald Cox.

8. Describe Lorene's date with Booker.

9. What is Lorene's relationship with Alma?

10. What is Lorene's experience on the black ice?

(see the answer keys)

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