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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 does Cedric have to buy a bathing suit while at M.I.T.?
(a) The kids are going to the ocean.
(b) The kids are going to Cape Cod.
(c) So he can swim in the college pool.
(d) The kids are having a swimming competition.

2. What does Cedric do at church one day when singing in the choir?
(a) Stepped up to sing a solo.
(b) Forgot his choir robe.
(c) Made fun of the choir director.
(d) Forgot to spit out his gum.

3. For what career is Phillip Atkins tagged by teachers?
(a) Rap singer.
(b) Janitor.
(c) Comedian.
(d) Mail room clerk.

4. Who is Cedric's college roommate?
(a) Rob Burton.
(b) Phillip Atkins.
(c) Stephen White.
(d) David Brown.

5. What impresses Barbara about Cedric Gilliam?
(a) He dresses nicely.
(b) He has a bachelor's degree.
(c) He has never been in prison.
(d) He works hard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last thing Barbara hands Cedric before she starts to drive back home?

2. Which student at M.I.T. does Cedric ask to help him?

3. What do Cedric and his family do his last night home before college?

4. Who receives as many awards as Cedric does?

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

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 feel like an inferior human being at the summer program?

3. What is Bill Ramsey's dream when he began running the M.I.T. MITES program?

4. What is school like for students who excel academically at Ballou Senior High?

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

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

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

8. Who is James Davis?

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

10. What does Barbara do when Cedric turned two?

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