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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Cedric avoid Delante "Head" Coleman?
(a) He always tries to sell drugs to Cedric.
(b) He once put a gun to Cedric's head.
(c) He and his crew enjoy bothering honor students.
(d) He knifed Cedric once.

2. Where does Cedric decide to apply to college?
(a) Brown.
(b) Howard.
(c) UDC.
(d) Maryland.

3. What do the M.I.T. kids give Cedric for his birthday?
(a) A cassette tape.
(b) A ghetto bag.
(c) A big birthday party.
(d) A M.I.T. sweatshirt.

4. For what summer program does Cedric apply?
(a) A summer session at Brown University.
(b) An internship at the Supreme Court.
(c) A six-week program at M.I.T.
(d) A science seminar at Stanford.

5. How much does Cedric learn at Jefferson compared to Ballou?
(a) He took more advanced classes there.
(b) He learned more in a year there than two or three at Ballou.
(c) He learned about half as much at Jefferson as at Ballou.
(d) He learns about the same at Jefferson as at Ballou.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the warm up game for the diversity workshop at college?

2. What worries Barbara at the beginning of Chapter 2?

3. Why are fifteen hundred black men at Scripture Cathedral?

4. What type of college does Cedric wish to attend?

5. What advanced level class is Cedric taking at M.I.T.?

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