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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Cedric avoid Delante "Head" Coleman?
(a) He knifed Cedric once.
(b) He once put a gun to Cedric's head.
(c) He always tries to sell drugs to Cedric.
(d) He and his crew enjoy bothering honor students.

3. Where does Cedric Gilliam want to take Cedric the summer after graduation?
(a) To a movie.
(b) Budweiser Concert Series.
(c) To dinner.
(d) To a ball game.

4. What score does Cedric get on the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test?
(a) 125 out of 160.
(b) 155 out of 160.
(c) 75 out of 160.
(d) 50 out of 160.

5. Who is the principal at Ballou Senior High?
(a) Richard Washington.
(b) Marion Barry.
(c) Andrew Taylor.
(d) Cedric Jennings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does LaTisha plan to go to college?

2. What is the name of the church Barbara and Cedric attend?

3. Where does Cedric go to junior high?

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

5. Why are most of the classes that Cedric takes at Ballou not very challenging?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why at Cedric's family going away party does he refer to "Cedric" as his professional name?

2. Why does Cedric decide to apply to Brown?

3. How do Cedric and Rob spend their first afternoon together?

4. Who is Cedric's roommate? What is his background?

5. What is Barbara Jennings' financial situation?

6. Why does Cedric arrive at school by 6:30 a.m. most mornings?

7. Why is there an assembly at the beginning of the book?

8. What does Barbara do when Cedric turned two?

9. Why is it such a big deal that Cedric has handed in his vocabulary cards for the SAT-PREP class?

10. Why is Cedric Gilliam on the run?

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