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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Place Up Ahead.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Cedric have to buy a bathing suit while at M.I.T.?
(a) The kids are going to Cape Cod.
(b) So he can swim in the college pool.
(c) The kids are having a swimming competition.
(d) The kids are going to the ocean.

2. What class does Cedric hope will teach him the thinking and writing skills he needs?
(a) History of Education.
(b) Calculus.
(c) Richard Wright.
(d) Spanish.

3. Where do Zayd and Cedric go shopping after they become friends again in "A Place Up Ahead"?
(a) Popular Club.
(b) Sam Goody's.
(c) Eastside Market.
(d) The mall.

4. Who teaches History of Education?
(a) Professor Andrew Phillips.
(b) Professor Tom James.
(c) Professor Thomas Dobson.
(d) Professor David Abernathy.

5. What happens to students listed on the "Wall of Honor?"
(a) They get special job internships.
(b) They are honored by other students.
(c) They go on special field trips.
(d) They become possible targets of violence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Phillip Atkins working?

2. Who runs the M.I.T. program?

3. Who is the faculty director of the M.I.T. program?

4. Where does LaTisha plan to go to college?

5. How many white students attend Ballou?

(see the answer key)

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