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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 type of college does Cedric wish to attend?

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

3. Where does Cedric hide during the assembly?

4. Why are most of the classes that Cedric takes at Ballou not very challenging?

5. What is Cedric's summer job before college?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has Bishop Long been criticized for his role at Scripture Cathedral?

2. Who is Cedric's benefactor and how do they meet?

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

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

5. Why are there few athletes at Ballou Senior High?

6. What are Barbara's early years like?

7. Why does Cedric decide to apply to Brown?

8. Who is James Davis?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Affirmative action is a topic frequently discussed in the 1990s. Discuss affirmative action, how various individuals in the book feel about affirmative action, and whether affirmative action helps or hinders minority students like Cedric.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 12, Cedric writes a poem about his observations of a junior high math class. Discuss what Cedric means by the phrase in the poem, "Maybe I'll just let the colors run?"

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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