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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Cedric's mother refuse to buy him a pair of extra-baggy khaki-colored pants?
(a) They remind her of Cedric's father.
(b) She does not have the money.
(c) She thinks he should buy a pair of black pants.
(d) She says that the pants symbolize bad things.

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

3. What teacher mentors Cedric throughout his high school career?
(a) Mr. Taylor.
(b) Miss Watkins.
(c) Mr. Travis.
(d) Mr. Washington.

4. Where does Cedric go to junior high?
(a) Howard Junior High School.
(b) Jefferson Junior High School.
(c) Ballou Junior High School.
(d) Washington Davis High School.

5. What does Cedric find waiting at home after a long night at church?
(a) Acceptance to the M.I.T. summer program.
(b) A check to buy books.
(c) His father.
(d) His two sisters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What score does Cedric get on the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test?

2. What impresses Barbara about Cedric Gilliam?

3. What worries Barbara at the beginning of Chapter 2?

4. In the first chapter, what happens as Cedric waits at the bus stop?

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

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