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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Cedric's mother refuse to buy him a pair of extra-baggy khaki-colored pants?
(a) She thinks he should buy a pair of black pants.
(b) She does not have the money.
(c) They remind her of Cedric's father.
(d) She says that the pants symbolize bad things.

2. Where is Phillip Atkins working?
(a) Working at Burger King.
(b) Working at Price Waterhouse.
(c) Working at McDonalds.
(d) Working in a mailroom.

3. What old friend from Jefferson does Cedric call from M.I.T.?
(a) Philip Atkins.
(b) Torrence Parks.
(c) John Brown.
(d) David Smith.

4. What is the name of the church Barbara and Cedric attend?
(a) Salvation First.
(b) Scripture Cathedral.
(c) First Baptist.
(d) Scripture Pentecostal Church.

5. What acronym is used to describe the high school students in the M.I.T. summer program?
(a) Mit Students.
(b) Mighty Mites.
(c) Mite Students.
(d) Mit Mites.

6. Where does Cedric go to elementary school?
(a) Jefferson Elementary.
(b) Harley Thomas Blount Elementary.
(c) Ballou Elementary.
(d) Henry T. Blow Elementary.

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

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

9. What happens to students listed on the "Wall of Honor?"
(a) They go on special field trips.
(b) They get special job internships.
(c) They become possible targets of violence.
(d) They are honored by other students.

10. Who is Cedric's academic advisor in college?
(a) Professor Tom James.
(b) Professor Riddley Smith.
(c) Professor Brian Davidson.
(d) Professor Robert Pelcovits.

11. What does Cedric do before mailing his college application?
(a) Reminisced.
(b) Prayed.
(c) Sang a gospel song.
(d) Meditated.

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

13. How many white students attend Ballou?
(a) None.
(b) 100.
(c) 25.
(d) 563.

14. What work release job does Cedric Gillian have?
(a) Working as an accountant in a bank.
(b) Washing dishes at a restaurant.
(c) Cutting hair at a barbershop.
(d) Working at a meat packing plant.

15. What verse does Mr. Taylor quote to Cedric?
(a) John 3:16.
(b) Hebrews 11:1.
(c) Philippians 4:13.
(d) Romans 8:28.

Short Answer Questions

1. What grade upsets Cedric his senior year?

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

3. Who is the new principal Cedric's senior year?

4. For what summer program does Cedric apply?

5. What does Cedric do for his eighteenth birthday?

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