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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 work release job does Cedric Gillian have?

2. Where does Cedric go to elementary school?

3. What old friend from Jefferson does Cedric call from M.I.T.?

4. Who is the leader of these fifteen hundred men?

5. What happens to students listed on the "Wall of Honor?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Barbara's early years like?

2. Who is Cedric's father and how does he react when Cedric is conceived?

3. What does Barbara do when Cedric turned two?

4. How do Cedric's SAT scores compare to the other students at the M.I.T. program?

5. Why is the college prep class the cruelest class offered at Ballou?

6. Why does Cedric decide to apply to Brown?

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

8. What is Barbara Jennings' financial situation?

9. What is Bill Ramsey's dream when he began running the M.I.T. MITES program?

10. Why at Cedric's family going away party does he refer to "Cedric" as his professional name?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain what Cedric means when he says, "Comfortable in this place that I hate." How does this phrase relate to a decision Cedric have to make?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Explain what Larry Wakefield means when he tells Cedric, "If you're going to make it here, Cedric, you'll have to find some distance from yourself and all you've been through."

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