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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. What advanced level class is Cedric taking at M.I.T.?
2. How many white students attend Ballou?
3. Which classmate of Cedric's is killed in a robbery at McDonalds?
4. What does Cedric do at church one day when singing in the choir?
5. How does Bishop Long end the church service on Cedric's last Sunday?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why at Cedric's family going away party does he refer to "Cedric" as his professional name?
2. How do Cedric's SAT scores compare to the other students at the M.I.T. program?
3. What is Barbara Jennings' financial situation?
4. Why does Cedric feel like an inferior human being at the summer program?
5. Who is Cedric's father and how does he react when Cedric is conceived?
6. Why have things been so confusing for Cedric the fall of his senior year?
7. What is Bill Ramsey's dream when he began running the M.I.T. MITES program?
8. What preparations has Barbara made for the trip to take Cedric to Brown?
9. Who is Cedric's benefactor and how do they meet?
10. What are Barbara's early years like?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 3, Mr. Taylor misquotes Hebrews 11:1. How does Mr. Taylor misquote this phrase? Explain what this phrase means to Cedric at that point in time. Explain what the phrase may have meant to Cedric while he is at M.I.T., during his senior year at Ballou, and while Cedric is attending college.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
In Chapter 1, examples are given that show how honor students are treated at Ballou High School. Explain why most students are not interested in academic success at Ballou.
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