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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has it been, at the beginning of the book, since Lorene graduated from high school?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 9 years.
(d) 6 years.

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

3. What does Lorene's mother say was unfair about the science fair in which Lorene was entered?
(a) Teachers judged Lorene's work by a different standard.
(b) Teachers asked Lorene to participate in order to humiliate her.
(c) Lorene's teachers made so many allowances for her that the competition wasn't fair.
(d) Teachers made exceptions for white students but not for Lorene.

4. What part of the interview surprised Lorene?
(a) The high intellectual standards of the questions.
(b) The speed with which she was accepted.
(c) Her parents attend as well.
(d) The nature of the questions.

5. What does Lorene say St. Paul's effect on her was?
(a) It kept her in her black skin.
(b) It prepared her for being an adult, married woman.
(c) It let her escape her race while she was getting an education.
(d) It let her become comfortable in her black skin.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is the conclusion set?

2. What theme is introduced into the book in Chapter 1?

3. Where is Lorene from?

4. When does Black Ice begin?

5. What position has Lorene occupied at St. Paul's?

(see the answer key)

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