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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lorene's view about how blacks should address inequality in American culture?

2. Of what is Lorene terrified by the end of Chapter 6?

3. To what student council position does Lorene get elected?

4. What is Lorene's response to marijuana when she smokes it?

5. What are Lorene's feelings about Ricky Lockhart?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Lorene's rendezvous with Ricky Lockhart at his school.

3. Who is Ricky Lockhart, and how does Lorene describe him?

4. Describe Lorene's friendship with India.

5. Describe Lorene's friendship with Janie Saunders.

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

7. Who are Annette and Grace?

8. Describe Lorene's campaign for student council.

9. Describe Lorene's experience tutoring black students.

10. What is Lorene looking forward to by the end of her first year?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the only times we see Lorene afraid is when she fears she is pregnant. What would being pregnant mean for her, or for her mother?

Essay Topic 2

Write a character sketch of the author based on her style and content. What values does she hold dear? What are her hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think she is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.

Essay Topic 3

W. E. B. Dubios describes the kingdom of culture as the place where people meet as souls and intellects, and he describes this place as free from race. Does Lorene develop a relationship with the kingdom of culture, and does she ever rise above race? If so, how? If not, why not?

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