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

2. Why has Cedric not been eating in the cafeteria during orientation?
(a) He does not feel comfortable eating in the cafeteria.
(b) He spent all the money his mother gave him.
(c) He does not have the money to eat there.
(d) He lost his temporary ID.

3. What happens to students listed on the "Wall of Honor?"
(a) They become possible targets of violence.
(b) They go on special field trips.
(c) They are honored by other students.
(d) They get special job internships.

4. Which student at M.I.T. does Cedric ask to help him?
(a) Andrew Parker.
(b) Isa Williams.
(c) Jenica Dover.
(d) Micah Mitchell.

5. Who asks to see Cedric after reading a story about him in the "Wall Street Journal"?
(a) Justice Clarence Thomas.
(b) President Bush.
(c) The principal at Ballou.
(d) Bishop Long.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cedric find waiting at home after a long night at church?

2. For what summer program does Cedric apply?

3. What does Cedric do at church one day when singing in the choir?

4. What percent of Brown's student body is black?

5. Why will a woman from church be honored with a queen-for-a-day ceremony?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why have things been so confusing for Cedric the fall of his senior year?

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

4. What is Barbara Jennings' financial situation?

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

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

7. What does Barbara do when Cedric turned two?

8. Why is Cedric Gilliam on the run?

9. Who is James Davis?

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

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