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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the person Lorene and her parents see give Lorene?
(a) A graduation gift of $5.
(b) A map of the school.
(c) A warning about coming here as a black student.
(d) Encouragement and a description of the administration.

2. Into what class is Lorene admitted?
(a) Class of 1989.
(b) Class of 1974.
(c) Class of 1968.
(d) Class of 1978.

3. How does Lorene describe the black kids she meets at St. Paul's?
(a) Militant.
(b) Subdued.
(c) Africanized.
(d) White-looking.

4. What has Mr. Evans given to Lorene?
(a) A typewriter.
(b) An expensive fountain pen.
(c) A journal.
(d) A book.

5. What does Lorene say people thought about the first black teacher at St. Paul's?
(a) People were afraid of him.
(b) People loved him.
(c) People hounded him out of his job.
(d) People hated him.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How long has Lorene been teaching, at the beginning of the book?

4. Where do Lorene and her parents pass through on their way to St. Paul's?

5. What did Lorene's mother say she had not done until after she was married?

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