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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 smell everywhere at Ballou on Alumni Day?
(a) Despair.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Body odor.
(d) Trash.

2. Why does Sherene tell Cedric Gilliam to get out of her apartment?
(a) The U.S. marshals are looking for him.
(b) He will not help pay bills.
(c) He is doing drugs.
(d) He escaped from prison.

3. What class does Cedric hope will teach him the thinking and writing skills he needs?
(a) Spanish.
(b) History of Education.
(c) Richard Wright.
(d) Calculus.

4. Who travels with Barbara to Providence for parents' weekend?
(a) Bishop Long and his wife.
(b) Cedric Gilliam.
(c) Neddy.
(d) LaTisha.

5. Where do the black students at Brown usually hang out?
(a) Andrews Hall.
(b) Miller Hall.
(c) Harambee House.
(d) Emery Hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What grade does Cedric get on his first psychology mid-term?

2. How does Cedric get a special visit with his father in prison?

3. Who gets control of the music in Cedric's dorm room?

4. Where do Cedric and his family eat dinner during parents' weekend?

5. Where do Zayd and Cedric often go when they get off College Hill?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is LaTisha doing at college?

2. What are Cedric and Rob fighting about in May?

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

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

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

6. Describe the mid-term Calculus test that Cedric takes.

7. Why does Cedric write a poem instead of a paper for Wakefield's class?

8. What advice does the Psychology teacher give Cedric?

9. Why have Cedric and Zayd not spoken since the end of January?

10. What does Cedric realize about the teacher he observed at Slater?

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