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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What stereotypes does Lorene hear about black people?
(a) That they are brilliant in the arts but slow academically.
(b) That they do not take care of their people.
(c) That they are lazy and slovenly.
(d) That they cannot be taught.

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

4. Of what does the opening scene remind Lorene?
(a) Her parents' house in South Carolina.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her own time as a student.
(d) Her daughter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Lorene portrayed in the summary of the novel?

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

3. What is the outcome of Lorene's call to St. Paul's?

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

5. When is Chapter 1 set?

(see the answer key)

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