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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What teacher mentors Cedric throughout his high school career?

3. What do Cedric and his family do his last night home before college?

4. What is Cedric's birth date?

5. How does a Caucasian student get into the M.I.T. summer program?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is James Davis?

2. What are Barbara's early years like?

3. What is Barbara Jennings' financial situation?

4. How do Cedric and Rob spend their first afternoon together?

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

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

7. Why does Cedric decide to apply to Brown?

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

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

10. What does Barbara do when Cedric turned two?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 3, Cedric is depressed and easily irritated as he waits to hear if he has been accepted to a summer program at M.I.T. Discuss why Cedric is depressed and easily irritated.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss why if Cedric has the awards, extracurricular activities, and grades required to attend a top-notch college, he does not believe that he will be accepted at an Ivy League school.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 1, Mr. Taylor compares the challenges in Cedric's life to "a race, a long race?" Explain why Mr. Taylor uses the metaphor of a race. Why does Cedric's mother also use the image of a race to describe the challenges Cedric faces? How do the challenges that Cedric experiences compare to a race?

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