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

2. What is the name of Cedric's dorm?
(a) Appleton Hall.
(b) Abernathy Hall.
(c) Anderson Hall.
(d) Andrews Hall.

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

4. Who comes to speak to the students at the assembly in the first chapter?
(a) Mayor David Andrews.
(b) Mayor Rudy Giuliani
(c) Mayor Marion Barry.
(d) Mayor Matthew Barron.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What grade upsets Cedric his senior year?

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

3. Who is the faculty director of the M.I.T. program?

4. Where is Phillip Atkins working?

5. For what summer program does Cedric apply?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Phillip Atkins change from good student to class clown?

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

4. Why does Cedric feel like an inferior human being at the summer program?

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

6. Who is James Davis?

7. What is Barbara Jennings' financial situation?

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

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

10. Why is Cedric Gilliam on the run?

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