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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Three.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the scene where Black Ice begins?
(a) Summer vacation on Martha's Vineyard.
(b) The first day of school.
(c) Graduation.
(d) The day before Christmas break.

2. What does Lorene's mother say was unfair about the science fair in which Lorene was entered?
(a) Lorene's teachers made so many allowances for her that the competition wasn't fair.
(b) Teachers judged Lorene's work by a different standard.
(c) Teachers asked Lorene to participate in order to humiliate her.
(d) Teachers made exceptions for white students but not for Lorene.

3. For what does Mr. Dick say Lorene should be prepared at St. Paul's?
(a) Relentless work without breaks.
(b) Three hours of homework every night.
(c) Racism and condescension from her teachers.
(d) Competitiveness and even meanness in the students.

4. What is just ending for Lorene at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Her daughter's time in school.
(b) Her time in school.
(c) Her term as a trustee.
(d) Her teaching career.

5. How has Lorene maintained her ties to St. Paul's?
(a) She taught writing there.
(b) She worked as an alumni liaison.
(c) She worked there in the cafeteria.
(d) She worked there as an admissions officer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lorene go for the meet and greet with St. Paul's students?

2. When does Black Ice begin?

3. What do Lorene and her parents see at the meet and greet?

4. Where do Lorene and her parents pass through on their way to St. Paul's?

5. How is Lorene portrayed in the summary of the novel?

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