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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes to speak to the students at the assembly in the first chapter?
(a) Mayor Marion Barry.
(b) Mayor David Andrews.
(c) Mayor Matthew Barron.
(d) Mayor Rudy Giuliani

2. What do the other students do after Cedric's talk with Trilling?
(a) Tell him they care and encourage him to stay to the end.
(b) Tell him he might as well leave now.
(c) Make fun of him.
(d) Help him pack.

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

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

5. Where does Barbara grow up?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) 15th St.
(c) 18th St.
(d) Maryland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Barbara have to turn around and go back to the campus?

2. Where does Cedric go to junior high?

3. What do Cedric and his family do his last night home before college?

4. How do Cedric's SAT scores compare to the other students at M.I.T.?

5. Where does Cedric Gilliam want to take Cedric the summer after graduation?

(see the answer key)

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