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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Let the Colors Run.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does a Caucasian student get into the M.I.T. summer program?
(a) His grandmother is black.
(b) His grandfather is Asian.
(c) He is 1/128 Potawatomi Indian.
(d) His great-grandfather is black.

2. Who runs the M.I.T. program?
(a) Brian Rowling.
(b) Leon Trilling.
(c) Bob Roudabush.
(d) Bill Ramsey.

3. What advanced level class is Cedric taking at M.I.T.?
(a) Design Workshop.
(b) Calculus.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) Physics.

4. Who sends Cedric $200 a month?
(a) His mother.
(b) The I Have a Dream Foundation.
(c) Clarence Thomas.
(d) Dr. Korb.

5. How do Cedric's SAT scores compare to the other students at M.I.T.?
(a) His scores are higher than the other students' scores are.
(b) His scores are lower than the other students' scores are, but only by a few points.
(c) His scores are much lower than the other students' scores are.
(d) His scores are about the same as the other students' scores are.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the black students at Brown usually hang out?

2. Where does Trilling suggest Cedric apply to college?

3. What does Cedric write for his mid-term paper in Wakeford's class?

4. Why does Cedric have to buy a bathing suit while at M.I.T.?

5. Who is the girl in Cedric's Richard Wright study group?

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