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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Seven.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Lorene impressed by at the location of the meet and greet?
(a) Philadelphia's racial tension.
(b) New York's filth.
(c) Germantown's cobblestone streets.
(d) Yeadon's dinginess.

2. What is it about the Puerto Rican boy that makes Lorene's mother furious?
(a) His attitude.
(b) His smell.
(c) His snobbery.
(d) His language.

3. What does Lorene feel about smoking marijuana?
(a) She is unhappy and feels lost.
(b) She is disappointed because she had heard so much about it.
(c) She is glad to finally be experiencing something.
(d) She is angry at herself for betraying her family.

4. Who is Mrs. Evans' husband?
(a) A teacher at St. Paul's.
(b) A student at St. Paul's.
(c) Lorene's boss.
(d) The first black man on the staff of the Philadelphia Bulletin.

5. What theme is introduced into the book in Chapter 1?
(a) The need to take home with you wherever you go.
(b) The need to let go of home.
(c) The need to keep close to home.
(d) The need to run as far from home as possible.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do Lorene and her family see when they wake up at Scudder House?

2. What is the significance of black ice for Lorene?

3. What question bothers Lorene on her religion exam?

4. Who are the wombats?

5. What does Lorene's mother ask at the meet and greet?

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