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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. Who is Cedric's college roommate?

2. What do Cedric and his mother sing as they drive into Providence?

3. Why does Cedric go to the PTSA meeting?

4. Who runs the M.I.T. program?

5. What does Cedric Gillian tell Barbara when she is pregnant?

Short Essay Questions

1. After eight months, why does Cedric Gilliam lose his work release job?

2. What is Barbara Jennings' financial situation?

3. Why has Bishop Long been criticized for his role at Scripture Cathedral?

4. Who is Cedric's father and how does he react when Cedric is conceived?

5. Why does Phillip Atkins change from good student to class clown?

6. What are Barbara's early years like?

7. How do Cedric and Rob spend their first afternoon together?

8. As mid-terms approach, how is Cedric doing at the M.I.T. summer program?

9. Who is James Davis?

10. Why is it such a big deal that Cedric has handed in his vocabulary cards for the SAT-PREP class?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain why Cedric chooses easy courses that are pass/fail for his first semester at Brown. What are his motivations for choosing this type of a course load?

Essay Topic 2

Explain why some minority students can compete on an equal basis with white students and do not need affirmative action to get into college. Provide examples of students in the book who fall into this category.

Essay Topic 3

Explain what Cedric means when he says, "Comfortable in this place that I hate." How does this phrase relate to a decision Cedric have to make?

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