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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lorene say about her parents with regard to her going to school?
(a) They were afraid for her to go south.
(b) They didn't have any idea what they were getting into.
(c) They knew what kinds of sacrifices they were making for her education.
(d) They were afraid for her to go north.

2. What does Lorene say about where her daughter will go to school?
(a) She won't go to St. Paul's.
(b) She'll have to decide for herself.
(c) She'll go to Phillips Exeter.
(d) She'll go to St. Paul's.

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

4. What does Lorene say her feelings about calling St. Paul's were?
(a) Nervousness.
(b) Shame.
(c) Humility.
(d) Pride.

5. Where does Lorene go to school?
(a) Philips Exeter.
(b) Cornell.
(c) St. Paul's.
(d) Yale.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Lorene say life at St. Paul's resembles for black students?

3. What is St. Paul's looking for, in 1971?

4. Where is Lorene from?

5. Who is Mrs. Evans' husband?

(see the answer key)

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