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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cedric do at church one day when singing in the choir?
(a) Stepped up to sing a solo.
(b) Made fun of the choir director.
(c) Forgot his choir robe.
(d) Forgot to spit out his gum.

2. What grade upsets Cedric his senior year?
(a) A B in English.
(b) A B in Physics.
(c) A B in History.
(d) A C in Physics.

3. What do Cedric and his family do his last night home before college?
(a) Go to a movie.
(b) Have a family dinner.
(c) Go to a ball game.
(d) Go to a restaurant.

4. What two disappointments does Cedric experience during eighth grade?
(a) He is attacked on the bus and his school books are stolen.
(b) He loses his best friend and his father goes back to jail.
(c) He is robbed and attacked near his apartment.
(d) He is not allowed to sing solos and loses his place at Jefferson Junior High.

5. In the first chapter, what happens as Cedric waits at the bus stop?
(a) A boy is knifed.
(b) Cedric is pushed down and his books torn.
(c) A boy grabs another boy and puts a pistol to his head.
(d) A student is arrested for dealing drugs.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Cedric first meet his father?

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

3. Which classmate of Cedric's is killed in a robbery at McDonalds?

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

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

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