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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Archibald Cox?
(a) A New Hampshire politician.
(b) A U.S. Special Prosecutor.
(c) Lorene's English teacher.
(d) The dean of St. Paul's.

2. What is Lorene's view about how blacks should address inequality in American culture?
(a) She believes they should invest in education.
(b) She believes they should negotiate non-violently.
(c) She believes they should focus on economic stability and prosperity.
(d) She believes they should fight.

3. What does Lorene think about when she is on the ice?
(a) Things her father told her about white people.
(b) Promises Jimmy Hill made to her.
(c) Things her mother told her about sex.
(d) Things she learned from Ricky Lockhart.

4. What sport does Lorene join in the spring?
(a) Crew.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Tennis.
(d) Field hockey.

5. What change is marked by Lorene hitting her sister?
(a) She is no longer a child and playmate.
(b) She has treated her sister the way the cook at the diner treated her.
(c) She has stopped being family, and begun to be a stranger to her sister.
(d) She has internalized the violence of her white surroundings.

6. Who is Vernon Jordan?
(a) President of the National Urban League.
(b) Head of the Nation of Islam in America.
(c) Lorene's math tutor.
(d) Head of the Black Panthers.

7. Who is Annette?
(a) Lorene's roommate.
(b) Lorene's pen pal.
(c) Lorene's friend.
(d) Lorene's study partner.

8. In what play does Lorene have a role in Chapter 7?
(a) The Tempest.
(b) Streetcar Named Desire.
(c) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
(d) Alice in Wonderland.

9. What does Lorene want from her education?
(a) Skills it takes years to learn.
(b) Good contacts.
(c) A boyfriend.
(d) A husband.

10. With what does Lorene return to St. Paul's in Chapter 6?
(a) Definite goals.
(b) Better study techniques.
(c) Insecurities.
(d) A bad reputation.

11. Who is Ricky Lockhart?
(a) Lorene's boyfriend.
(b) Lorene's admirer.
(c) Lorene's study partner.
(d) Lorene's pen pal.

12. What was Lorene's worst subject?
(a) History.
(b) Calculus.
(c) English.
(d) Science.

13. What is the staff's reaction when Lorene tells what happened, and gets the man fired who molested her?
(a) They accuse her of being loose.
(b) They criticize her for being snobbish.
(c) They treat her like a hero.
(d) They won't talk to her.

14. Who is Ms. Clinton?
(a) A white English teacher.
(b) A black crew coach.
(c) A Hispanic math tutor.
(d) A black Spanish teacher.

15. What arrangement did Lorene make for Ricky Lockhart's visit?
(a) She snuck him into her room.
(b) She found a room in the boy's dorm where he could stay with a friend of hers.
(c) She found him an empty bed.
(d) She made him sleep outside.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lorene feel about smoking marijuana?

2. What distinction does Lorene earn in winter term?

3. About what can Lorene talk to India?

4. Where do the other black people work?

5. How many High Honors does Lorene have in her first report card?

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