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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 about where her daughter will go to school?
(a) She'll go to Phillips Exeter.
(b) She won't go to St. Paul's.
(c) She'll go to St. Paul's.
(d) She'll have to decide for herself.

2. Where has Jimmy ended up, after graduation?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) New York.
(d) Selma.

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

4. How does Lorene describe her parents?
(a) Protective adoptive white couple in their 40s.
(b) Ambitious black couple in their 30s.
(c) Devout black Quakers in their 30s.
(d) Humble mixed-race couple in their 40s.

5. How long does the drive take to St. Paul's?
(a) 8 hours.
(b) 10 hours.
(c) 6 hours.
(d) 14 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Lorene and her parents see at the meet and greet?

2. Who are the wombats?

3. What does Lorene say about her parents with regard to her going to school?

4. Where does Lorene go to school?

5. How does Lorene describe the black kids she meets at St. Paul's?

(see the answer key)

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