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

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

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

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

5. When does Cedric first meet his father?
(a) When he was in high school.
(b) When he was in junior high.
(c) When he was two.
(d) When he was seven.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Cedric's summer job before college?

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

3. What does Cedric do for his eighteenth birthday?

4. In the first chapter, what happens as Cedric waits at the bus stop?

5. For what summer program does Cedric apply?

Short Essay Questions

1. After eight months, why does Cedric Gilliam lose his work release job?

2. As mid-terms approach, how is Cedric doing at the M.I.T. summer program?

3. Who is Cedric's father and how does he react when Cedric is conceived?

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

5. Why has Bishop Long been criticized for his role at Scripture Cathedral?

6. Why is the college prep class the cruelest class offered at Ballou?

7. What is Barbara Jennings' financial situation?

8. Who is Cedric's benefactor and how do they meet?

9. What are some things that have happened lately at the beginning of the book that indicate Ballou Senior High is a troubled and violent school?

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

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