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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. In what year of high school is Lorene in in Chapter 10?

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

3. Who is Anthony Wade?

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

5. What happens during Ricky Lockhart's visit?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens with the cook who everyone fears?

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

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

5. Why is Lorene impatient with school?

6. What is Lorene's experience of drugs like?

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

8. Describe Lorene's campaign for student council.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the image of black ice mean to this book? Is there another more powerful image that could convey the essence of the book?

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

Evaluate your own reading of Black Ice--did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.

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