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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Goodbye to Yesterday.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Cedric and his mother sing as they drive into Providence?
(a) "Old Rugged Cross."
(b) "Amazing Grace."
(c) "It is Well with my Soul."
(d) "Shelter from the Storm."

2. What does Cedric do before mailing his college application?
(a) Sang a gospel song.
(b) Reminisced.
(c) Meditated.
(d) Prayed.

3. What is Cedric's birth date?
(a) December 24, 1977.
(b) July 24, 1979.
(c) April 24, 1977.
(d) July 24, 1977.

4. Why does Cedric's mother refuse to buy him a pair of extra-baggy khaki-colored pants?
(a) She thinks he should buy a pair of black pants.
(b) She says that the pants symbolize bad things.
(c) They remind her of Cedric's father.
(d) She does not have the money.

5. Why are the freshmen on campus six days early?
(a) Their classes begin early.
(b) So they can meet the other students.
(c) Orientation activities.
(d) So they can sign up for classes before the upperclassmen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What percent of Brown's student body is black?

2. Who is the principal at Ballou Senior High?

3. Why are fifteen hundred black men at Scripture Cathedral?

4. What impresses Barbara about Cedric Gilliam?

5. What does Cedric find waiting at home after a long night at church?

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