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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Cedric first meet his father?
(a) When he was seven.
(b) When he was in high school.
(c) When he was in junior high.
(d) When he was two.

2. What do Cedric and his family do his last night home before college?
(a) Go to a ball game.
(b) Go to a restaurant.
(c) Go to a movie.
(d) Have a family dinner.

3. In the first chapter, what happens as Cedric waits at the bus stop?
(a) A boy is knifed.
(b) A boy grabs another boy and puts a pistol to his head.
(c) A student is arrested for dealing drugs.
(d) Cedric is pushed down and his books torn.

4. What is the name of Cedric's dorm?
(a) Anderson Hall.
(b) Appleton Hall.
(c) Andrews Hall.
(d) Abernathy Hall.

5. Where is Phillip Atkins working?
(a) Working at McDonalds.
(b) Working in a mailroom.
(c) Working at Burger King.
(d) Working at Price Waterhouse.

6. How does Bishop Long end the church service on Cedric's last Sunday?
(a) With a gospel song.
(b) With a special song sung by the choir.
(c) With an offering.
(d) With communion.

7. Who runs the M.I.T. program?
(a) Leon Trilling.
(b) Brian Rowling.
(c) Bob Roudabush.
(d) Bill Ramsey.

8. Why is Cedric Gilliam hiding out as Cedric gets ready to attend college?
(a) His girlfriend found him with another woman.
(b) He owes some men some money.
(c) He stole some drugs.
(d) He has had a dirty urine test.

9. Why does Cedric have to buy a bathing suit while at M.I.T.?
(a) The kids are going to Cape Cod.
(b) The kids are going to the ocean.
(c) So he can swim in the college pool.
(d) The kids are having a swimming competition.

10. What classes offer Cedric some competition in high school?
(a) English and history.
(b) Computer Science and language arts.
(c) English and science.
(d) Math and science.

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

12. How do Cedric's SAT scores compare to the other students at M.I.T.?
(a) His scores are lower than the other students' scores are, but only by a few points.
(b) His scores are much lower than the other students' scores are.
(c) His scores are about the same as the other students' scores are.
(d) His scores are higher than the other students' scores are.

13. What acronym is used to describe the high school students in the M.I.T. summer program?
(a) Mighty Mites.
(b) Mite Students.
(c) Mit Students.
(d) Mit Mites.

14. Where does LaTisha plan to go to college?
(a) University of the District of Columbia.
(b) Brown.
(c) Howard.
(d) Maryland.

15. Why are fifteen hundred black men at Scripture Cathedral?
(a) Organizing for the Million Man March.
(b) They are attending a ministry class.
(c) Having a prayer meeting.
(d) They are part of the I Have a Dream Foundation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the other students do after Cedric's talk with Trilling?

2. What two disappointments does Cedric experience during eighth grade?

3. Who is the new principal Cedric's senior year?

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

5. Who comes to speak to the students at the assembly in the first chapter?

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