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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which student at M.I.T. does Cedric ask to help him?
(a) Isa Williams.
(b) Jenica Dover.
(c) Andrew Parker.
(d) Micah Mitchell.

2. Who asks to see Cedric after reading a story about him in the "Wall Street Journal"?
(a) Justice Clarence Thomas.
(b) The principal at Ballou.
(c) President Bush.
(d) Bishop Long.

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

4. Which classmate of Cedric's is killed in a robbery at McDonalds?
(a) Lawan Foster.
(b) Marvin Peay.
(c) James Davis.
(d) Phillip Atkins.

5. Where does Cedric go to junior high?
(a) Howard Junior High School.
(b) Ballou Junior High School.
(c) Washington Davis High School.
(d) Jefferson Junior High School.

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

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

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

9. Why are the freshmen on campus six days early?
(a) Their classes begin early.
(b) So they can meet the other students.
(c) So they can sign up for classes before the upperclassmen.
(d) Orientation activities.

10. Where does Cedric's mother work?
(a) Supreme Court.
(b) Ballou High School.
(c) Department of Justice.
(d) Department of Agriculture.

11. What percent of Brown's student body is black?
(a) 6.5%.
(b) .8%.
(c) 23%.
(d) 15%.

12. Why does Cedric go to the PTSA meeting?
(a) He has to speak.
(b) He wants to get his grades early.
(c) He has always gone and does not want to miss his last meeting.
(d) His mother does not want to go alone.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what career is Phillip Atkins tagged by teachers?

2. What do the M.I.T. kids give Cedric for his birthday?

3. What is Cedric searching for right before he leaves for college?

4. Where is Phillip Atkins working?

5. What work release job does Cedric Gillian have?

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