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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is Chapter 1 set?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1968.

2. Where has Alma ended up, after graduation?
(a) St. Paul's.
(b) New York.
(c) Washington D.C.
(d) Watts.

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

4. What does Lorene say about what her daughter's experience of school is likely to be?
(a) It would be different from hers.
(b) It would be the same experience all black students had in white schools.
(c) It would be very similar to hers.
(d) It would be a new experience in human history.

5. How has Lorene maintained her ties to St. Paul's?
(a) She worked there as an admissions officer.
(b) She worked there in the cafeteria.
(c) She worked as an alumni liaison.
(d) She taught writing there.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has Lorene married since graduation?

2. Where does Chapter 1 take place?

3. What is Lorene impressed by at the location of the meet and greet?

4. What is just ending for Lorene at the beginning of the novel?

5. What does Lorene say the black kids at St. Paul's think?

(see the answer key)

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