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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Pretender.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What work release job does Cedric Gillian have?
(a) Working as an accountant in a bank.
(b) Washing dishes at a restaurant.
(c) Working at a meat packing plant.
(d) Cutting hair at a barbershop.

2. What does Cedric do before mailing his college application?
(a) Prayed.
(b) Meditated.
(c) Reminisced.
(d) Sang a gospel song.

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

4. Who is the principal at Ballou Senior High?
(a) Andrew Taylor.
(b) Richard Washington.
(c) Cedric Jennings.
(d) Marion Barry.

5. What is the amazing thing mentioned by the teacher in SAT-PREP class?
(a) Cedric turned in his vocabulary cards and no one else did.
(b) All the students got high scores on the SAT.
(c) Ten students turned in their homework.
(d) All the students turned in their homework.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Cedric hide during the assembly?

2. Who is Cedric's benefactor?

3. What do the M.I.T. kids give Cedric for his birthday?

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

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

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