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Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are most of the classes that Cedric takes at Ballou not very challenging?
(a) Passing grades are awarded simply for coming to class.
(b) The students are so rowdy, the teachers cannot teach.
(c) The teachers are not well versed in their subjects.
(d) The school board will not purchase new textbooks.

2. Who is Cedric's benefactor?
(a) Mayor Marion Barry.
(b) Dr. Donald Korb.
(c) Bishop Long.
(d) Justice Clarence Thomas.

3. How many white students attend Ballou?
(a) 25.
(b) None.
(c) 100.
(d) 563.

4. With whom does Cedric usually eat lunch?
(a) Joanne Nelson.
(b) LaTisha Williams.
(c) Phillip Atkins.
(d) LaCountiss Spinner.

5. What worries Barbara at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) The neighborhood she lives in.
(b) A problem at work.
(c) Cedric's grades.
(d) The rent is due.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what career is Phillip Atkins tagged by teachers?

2. Why does Cedric have to buy a bathing suit while at M.I.T.?

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

4. What is the name of the church Barbara and Cedric attend?

5. What happens to students listed on the "Wall of Honor?"

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