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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 Cedric's birth date?
(a) December 24, 1977.
(b) July 24, 1977.
(c) July 24, 1979.
(d) April 24, 1977.

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

3. What does Cedric find waiting at home after a long night at church?
(a) His two sisters.
(b) A check to buy books.
(c) His father.
(d) Acceptance to the M.I.T. summer program.

4. Why does Cedric give a speech at graduation?
(a) He is valedictorian.
(b) He is class president.
(c) He is salutatorian.
(d) He is asked to give the welcome speech.

5. How do Cedric's SAT scores compare to the other students at M.I.T.?
(a) His scores are about the same as the other students' scores are.
(b) His scores are lower than the other students' scores are, but only by a few points.
(c) His scores are higher than the other students' scores are.
(d) His scores are much lower than the other students' scores are.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why has Cedric not been eating in the cafeteria during orientation?

2. Who is the faculty director of the M.I.T. program?

3. Why does Cedric avoid Delante "Head" Coleman?

4. Who is Cedric's academic advisor in college?

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

(see the answer key)

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