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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Bursting Heart.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. One October evening, why does Rob yell at Cedric?
(a) Cedric forgets to pass on a phone message.
(b) Cedric threw some of his stuff away.
(c) Cedric will not turn off his music.
(d) Cedric made a snide comment.

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

4. Why are most of the classes that Cedric takes at Ballou not very challenging?
(a) The school board will not purchase new textbooks.
(b) The students are so rowdy, the teachers cannot teach.
(c) The teachers are not well versed in their subjects.
(d) Passing grades are awarded simply for coming to class.

5. In the first chapter, what happens as Cedric waits at the bus stop?
(a) A student is arrested for dealing drugs.
(b) Cedric is pushed down and his books torn.
(c) A boy is knifed.
(d) A boy grabs another boy and puts a pistol to his head.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many white students attend Ballou?

2. Why does Sherene tell Cedric Gilliam to get out of her apartment?

3. Why will a woman from church be honored with a queen-for-a-day ceremony?

4. When does Cedric first meet his father?

5. Who is the girl in Cedric's Richard Wright study group?

(see the answer key)

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