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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the faculty director of the M.I.T. program?
(a) Professor Bill Ramsey.
(b) Professor Lionel Rowan.
(c) Professor Leonard Trustworthy.
(d) Professor Leon Trilling.

2. Why does Barbara have to turn around and go back to the campus?
(a) She forgot to tell him something.
(b) She forgot to give Cedric money.
(c) She found his calculator.
(d) He forgot his jacket.

3. Who takes Cedric's calculator in math class?
(a) Lawan Foster.
(b) Phillip Atkins.
(c) James Davis.
(d) Jack Davis.

4. 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) Make fun of him.
(d) Tell him they care and encourage him to stay to the end.

5. Where does Barbara grow up?
(a) Maryland.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) 18th St.
(d) 15th St.

6. What impresses Barbara about Cedric Gilliam?
(a) He works hard.
(b) He dresses nicely.
(c) He has never been in prison.
(d) He has a bachelor's degree.

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

8. What does Cedric do for his eighteenth birthday?
(a) He has a big party with classmates.
(b) He eats takeout spare ribs.
(c) He does not do anything special.
(d) He has a party with his family.

9. For what career is Phillip Atkins tagged by teachers?
(a) Rap singer.
(b) Mail room clerk.
(c) Comedian.
(d) Janitor.

10. What does Cedric Gillian tell Barbara when she is pregnant?
(a) Congratulations.
(b) Let's get a bigger place to live.
(c) Either the baby or me.
(d) You can quit work after the baby comes.

11. What grade upsets Cedric his senior year?
(a) A B in Physics.
(b) A B in English.
(c) A C in Physics.
(d) A B in History.

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

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

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

15. How does a Caucasian student get into the M.I.T. summer program?
(a) His grandfather is Asian.
(b) His great-grandfather is black.
(c) He is 1/128 Potawatomi Indian.
(d) His grandmother is black.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Cedric usually eat lunch?

2. What classes offer Cedric some competition in high school?

3. Who is Cedric's benefactor?

4. Where does Cedric hide during the assembly?

5. When does Cedric first meet his father?

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