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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Goodbye to Yesterday.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the last thing Barbara hands Cedric before she starts to drive back home?
(a) His deodorant.
(b) His cap.
(c) A shirt.
(d) A book.

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

3. Why does Cedric have to buy a bathing suit while at M.I.T.?
(a) The kids are going to Cape Cod.
(b) So he can swim in the college pool.
(c) The kids are having a swimming competition.
(d) The kids are going to the ocean.

4. Who is the new principal Cedric's senior year?
(a) Dr. Charles Johnson.
(b) Dr. Carlton James.
(c) Dr. James Kent.
(d) Dr. Kenneth Jones.

5. Why will a woman from church be honored with a queen-for-a-day ceremony?
(a) Because she brought the most visitors to church.
(b) Because she helped run a successful bazaar.
(c) Because she helped run a successful bake sale.
(d) Because she raised the most money for the church.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why are there very few athletes at Ballou?

3. Who is Cedric's college roommate?

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

5. Where does Trilling suggest Cedric apply to college?

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