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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lorene say life at St. Paul's resembles for black students?
(a) Life in America.
(b) Life in modern times.
(c) Life in the North.
(d) Life as a worker in a capitalist economy.

2. What position has Lorene occupied at St. Paul's?
(a) Admissions officer.
(b) Loan officer.
(c) Professor.
(d) Trustee.

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

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

5. What does Lorene say her feelings about calling St. Paul's were?
(a) Pride.
(b) Humility.
(c) Nervousness.
(d) Shame.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When is Chapter 1 set?

3. About what does Lorene say she wants to start a discussion?

4. What does Lorene say people thought about the first black teacher at St. Paul's?

5. What does Lorene say, years later, has happened to the person she and her parents saw their first day at St. Paul's?

(see the answer key)

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