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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Skin Deep.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does Cedric learn at Jefferson compared to Ballou?
(a) He learned about half as much at Jefferson as at Ballou.
(b) He took more advanced classes there.
(c) He learns about the same at Jefferson as at Ballou.
(d) He learned more in a year there than two or three at Ballou.

2. What is Cedric's birth date?
(a) December 24, 1977.
(b) April 24, 1977.
(c) July 24, 1977.
(d) July 24, 1979.

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

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

5. Where does LaTisha plan to go to college?
(a) Brown.
(b) Howard.
(c) Maryland.
(d) University of the District of Columbia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are most of the classes that Cedric takes at Ballou not very challenging?

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

3. Who comes to speak to the students at the assembly in the first chapter?

4. Why does Cedric's mother refuse to buy him a pair of extra-baggy khaki-colored pants?

5. How does a Caucasian student get into the M.I.T. summer program?

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