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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Lorene portrayed in the summary of the novel?
(a) As a trailblazer.
(b) As an exception to the rules.
(c) As a child of privilege.
(d) As a hard worker.

2. How often do the students have assigned tables for meals?
(a) Five days a week.
(b) Seven days a week.
(c) Four days a week.
(d) Two days a week.

3. When is the conclusion set?
(a) At a hotel in New York.
(b) At Lorene's 15th reunion.
(c) At Lorene's wedding.
(d) At Lorene's daughter's graduation.

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

5. What are Lorene's feelings about her classmates?
(a) She feels left out.
(b) She feels like the pride of her school.
(c) She feels like a mascot.
(d) She feels persecuted.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the white girls say that they don't say anything around Lorene?

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

3. Where does Lorene go to school?

4. Why is Lorene mortified in her religion class?

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

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