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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 has offered to tutor Cedric before he retakes the SATs in October?
(a) Mr. Taylor, the chemistry teacher.
(b) Miss Jones, an English teacher.
(c) The principal.
(d) Rev. Keels, a science teacher.

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

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

4. 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 says that the pants symbolize bad things.
(c) They remind her of Cedric's father.
(d) She does not have the money.

5. What do Cedric and his family do his last night home before college?
(a) Go to a movie.
(b) Go to a restaurant.
(c) Go to a ball game.
(d) Have a family dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Cedric's father beat him?

2. How many white students attend Ballou?

3. What does Cedric do before mailing his college application?

4. Where does Cedric hide during the assembly?

5. Where is Phillip Atkins working?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do Cedric's SAT scores compare to the other students at the M.I.T. program?

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

4. What is Barbara Jennings' financial situation?

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

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

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

8. Why is Cedric Gilliam on the run?

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

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

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