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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. Where does Lorene apply to college?

2. What arrangement did Lorene make for Ricky Lockhart's visit?

3. What does Lorene's teacher tell her about her worst subject?

4. What was Lorene's worst subject?

5. Where do Lorene's parents move at the end of Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lorene's friendship with India.

2. Describe Ricky Lockhart's visit to St. Paul's.

3. Describe Lorene's experience tutoring black students.

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

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

6. What happens with the cook who everyone fears?

7. Describe Lorene's campaign for student council.

8. Describe Lorene's date with Booker.

9. What does black ice symbolize?

10. How has Lorene changed between her first year and her final year?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the end of Black Ice, Lorene is described as a trailblazer. What trail does she blaze, and what path does she leave behind her? For whom in particular does she blaze this path?

Essay Topic 2

Write an evaluative review of Black Ice. What is this book's place in culture? What are its uses? Who is its audience? What are its limitations?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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