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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. How often do the students have assigned tables for meals?

2. Why do the white girls say that they don't say anything around Lorene?

3. When is Chapter 1 set?

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

5. Who is Mrs. Evans' husband?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who are the wombats and what is their role in the novel?

3. Describe Lorene and her parents' arrival at St. Paul's.

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

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

6. What does Lorene feel about her first religion class?

7. Describe Lorene's relation with white girls.

8. What does Lorene's mother ask at the meet and greet?

9. Why does Lorene say she is writing her story?

10. By what was Lorene's mother shocked at the meet and greet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a character sketch of the author based on her style and content. What values does she hold dear? What are her hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think she is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.

Essay Topic 2

What does being black mean to Lorene, and how does she keep her blackness throughout the book? Is it ever in danger?

Essay Topic 3

How does Lorene's experience at St. Paul's change her relationship with her family and her community in Philadelphia? Does she leave them behind, does the relationship remain the same, or does she forge a new relationship with them?

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