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

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

3. For what summer program does Cedric apply?
(a) A summer session at Brown University.
(b) An internship at the Supreme Court.
(c) A six-week program at M.I.T.
(d) A science seminar at Stanford.

4. Where does Cedric hide during the assembly?
(a) In the principal's office.
(b) He went home.
(c) In the locker room.
(d) A deserted chemistry classroom.

5. Which classmate of Cedric's is killed in a robbery at McDonalds?
(a) Marvin Peay.
(b) Lawan Foster.
(c) James Davis.
(d) Phillip Atkins.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Cedric decide to apply to college?

3. Who has offered to tutor Cedric before he retakes the SATs in October?

4. Why does Cedric have to buy a bathing suit while at M.I.T.?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Cedric arrive at school by 6:30 a.m. most mornings?

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

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

5. What is Barbara Jennings' financial situation?

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

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

8. What does Barbara do when Cedric turned two?

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

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

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