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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lie does Lorene tell Mr. Dick?
(a) That her high school has many high-performing students.
(b) That she hates school.
(c) That she likes school most of the time.
(d) That she had never heard of St. Paul's until a month ago.

2. Who told Lorene about St. Paul's?
(a) Her teacher in school.
(b) Mr. Evans.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Mrs. Evans.

3. In what way is Jimmy Hill notable to Lorene?
(a) He is very fat.
(b) He is very thin.
(c) He is very tall.
(d) He is very militant.

4. Where does Lorene go to school?
(a) Cornell.
(b) St. Paul's.
(c) Yale.
(d) Philips Exeter.

5. What is St. Paul's looking for, in 1971?
(a) Black female students.
(b) Hispanic female students.
(c) Southern students.
(d) Black male students for sports teams.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Lorene's housemaster tell her about grades?

3. What does Lorene say about what her daughter's experience of school is likely to be?

4. Where has Jimmy ended up, after graduation?

5. Who is Nana Hamilton?

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