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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many High Honors does Lorene have in her first report card?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

3. Why do the white girls say that they don't say anything around Lorene?
(a) Because she gets mad.
(b) Because she is so naïve.
(c) Because she is so innocent.
(d) Because she accuses them of being racist.

4. What is Lorene impressed by at the location of the meet and greet?
(a) New York's filth.
(b) Philadelphia's racial tension.
(c) Germantown's cobblestone streets.
(d) Yeadon's dinginess.

5. Who is Annette?
(a) Lorene's pen pal.
(b) Lorene's study partner.
(c) Lorene's roommate.
(d) Lorene's friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Pam Hudson?

2. What does Lorene feel about the other white students?

3. How long has it been, at the beginning of the book, since Lorene graduated from high school?

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

5. What does Lorene say St. Paul's effect on her was?

(see the answer key)

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