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1. Where is Black Ice set?

Black Ice is set in New Hampshire at St. Paul's boarding school, and the opening scene is at graduation in 1989.

2. Who is Lorene Carey and what brings her to this setting?

Lorene Carey is a black woman who graduated from St. Paul's in 1974, and after teaching at St. Paul's herself, she has returned to St. Paul's for her 15 year reunion.

3. What has Lorene's relationship with St. Paul's been?

Lorene was a student until she graduated in 1974, then she taught there for nine years, and was a trustee for two years as well.

4. What does Lorene say when someone asks her whether her daughter will go to St. Paul's?

Lorene says that her daughter will have to decide that for herself.

5. In what way does Lorene say that St. Paul's was similar to American culture?

Lorene says that St. Paul's belonged to the white students, and she says that she cannot forget that American culture is the same.

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