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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. How does Phillip Arden's father get to Brown for parent's weekend?
(a) Drove his Mercedes.
(b) Commercial airline.
(c) Drove his Lexus.
(d) Flew in on his Lear jet.

2. How is LaTisha doing at college?
(a) She is transferring to a better school.
(b) She has dropped out.
(c) She is getting all As.
(d) She is struggling and will only take two classes next semester.

3. Where does Cedric go after Thanksgiving dinner?
(a) To see LaTisha.
(b) To visit his father.
(c) Back to Brown.
(d) To Harvard to see friends from the M.I.T. program.

4. What is Phillip Arden sick with on parents' weekend?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Mononucleosis.
(c) Flu.
(d) Strep throat.

5. In Chapter 10, how do Rob and Cedric amend the music rules?
(a) They agree that bathroom breaks do not count.
(b) They agree not to listen to music.
(c) They agree to alternate music.
(d) They use a timer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Cedric do fieldwork?

2. Why is Larry Wakeford teaching at Brown?

3. What is one of the few things that gives Barbara much joy lately now that Cedric is gone?

4. What does Cedric smell everywhere at Ballou on Alumni Day?

5. How is Cedric getting his belongings back home after the first year of college?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Cedric and Rob come to an agreement about music in their dorm room?

2. Describe Barbara's visit on parents' weekend.

3. Why is Cedric considering changing Psychology to pass/fail and dropping Discrete Math?

4. How has Barbara been doing since Cedric left for college?

5. What do Zayd Dohrn's parents do in the 1960s?

6. How does affirmative action help and hinder minority students when they want to attend college?

7. What causes Cedric to go talk to Rachel Edy, a peer counselor?

8. Why is Chapter 9 titled "Bill Payers on Parade?"

9. How does Slater Junior High School compare to schools Cedric has attended?

10. How does Cedric pay for incidentals at college?

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