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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 do Cedric and his mother sing as they drive into Providence?

2. Why are there very few athletes at Ballou?

3. What two disappointments does Cedric experience during eighth grade?

4. Why is Cedric Gilliam hiding out as Cedric gets ready to attend college?

5. Why has Cedric not been eating in the cafeteria during orientation?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why have things been so confusing for Cedric the fall of his senior year?

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

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

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

6. Why is it such a big deal that Cedric has handed in his vocabulary cards for the SAT-PREP class?

7. Why does Cedric feel like an inferior human being at the summer program?

8. What does Barbara do when Cedric turned two?

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

10. What are some things that have happened lately at the beginning of the book that indicate Ballou Senior High is a troubled and violent school?

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

After mid-terms at M.I.T., Cedric awakes suddenly, and it seems as though he hears his surrogate grandmother say, "Cedric, you haven't yet begun to fight." Explain how this phrase affects Cedric and what it means to him.

Essay Topic 3

Explain Barbara's role in Cedric's success. Provide examples of things she does that helped or hindered Cedric in his pursuit of success.

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