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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Cedric searching for right before he leaves for college?
(a) His CD player.
(b) His leather jacket.
(c) His remote control for the television.
(d) His calculator.

3. What type of college does Cedric wish to attend?
(a) A college that caters to kids from the ghetto.
(b) An all black college.
(c) A college in California.
(d) Ivy League.

4. What is the warm up game for the diversity workshop at college?
(a) A truth and lie game.
(b) Cultural Trivial Pursuit type game.
(c) A memory game.
(d) Scrabble.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the principal at Ballou Senior High?

3. Who comes to speak to the students at the assembly in the first chapter?

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

5. Why is Cedric Gilliam hiding out as Cedric gets ready to attend college?

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