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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 is Cedric attending Alumni Day at Ballou?

2. Where will Cedric eat Thanksgiving dinner?

3. What does Cedric decide after speaking at Alumni Day?

4. What are Zayd Dohrn's parents occupations?

5. What is an issue between Cedric and Rob in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Cedric and Rob fighting about in May?

2. How does affirmative action help and hinder minority students when they want to attend college?

3. How will things change for Cedric second semester?

4. How does Slater Junior High School compare to schools Cedric has attended?

5. Describe the mid-term Calculus test that Cedric takes.

6. Why after a month of college, is Cedric's chin barely above the waterline?

7. Why is Chapter 9 titled "Bill Payers on Parade?"

8. How does Cedric pay for incidentals at college?

9. How is Barbara doing in February?

10. What does Cedric realize about the teacher he observed at Slater?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

Compare what it means to use "one's talents to bring 'glory onto God' and what it means to be prideful. Use some of the arguments that Cedric uses in the book.

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