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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Bill Payers on Parade.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who asks to see Cedric after reading a story about him in the "Wall Street Journal"?
(a) The principal at Ballou.
(b) Bishop Long.
(c) Justice Clarence Thomas.
(d) President Bush.

2. What is the warm up game for the diversity workshop at college?
(a) A truth and lie game.
(b) Cultural Trivial Pursuit type game.
(c) A memory game.
(d) Scrabble.

3. Who is the faculty director of the M.I.T. program?
(a) Professor Lionel Rowan.
(b) Professor Leonard Trustworthy.
(c) Professor Bill Ramsey.
(d) Professor Leon Trilling.

4. What appetizer is Cedric served when he eats dinner with his sister and mother on parents' weekend?
(a) Oysters on the half shell.
(b) Beet flan.
(c) Escargot.
(d) Shrimp cocktail.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the other students do after Cedric's talk with Trilling?

2. Why does Cedric's mother not want him to wear a leather jacket?

3. Who travels with Barbara to Providence for parents' weekend?

4. What is Cedric searching for right before he leaves for college?

5. What advanced level class is Cedric taking at M.I.T.?

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