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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. Who is the new principal Cedric's senior year?
(a) Dr. Carlton James.
(b) Dr. James Kent.
(c) Dr. Charles Johnson.
(d) Dr. Kenneth Jones.

2. What do Cedric and his mother sing as they drive into Providence?
(a) "Shelter from the Storm."
(b) "Amazing Grace."
(c) "It is Well with my Soul."
(d) "Old Rugged Cross."

3. Where does Trilling suggest Cedric apply to college?
(a) Stanford or Florida State University.
(b) Howard University or University of Maryland.
(c) M.I.T. or Harvard.
(d) Harvard or Brown.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What teacher mentors Cedric throughout his high school career?

2. What is the warm up game for the diversity workshop at college?

3. What acronym is used to describe the high school students in the M.I.T. summer program?

4. Where is Phillip Atkins working?

5. Who is the leader of these fifteen hundred men?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why are there few athletes at Ballou Senior High?

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

7. What is Barbara Jennings' financial situation?

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

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. How does Rob feel about having Cedric for a roommate?

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