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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lorene say, years later, has happened to the person she and her parents saw their first day at St. Paul's?
(a) She has moved on to a better position.
(b) She has been widowed and become depressed.
(c) He has moved back to his family in the Midwest.
(d) She has gotten married and been given a promotion.

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

3. What sport does Lorene join in the spring?
(a) Crew.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Field hockey.

4. Who is Pam Hudson?
(a) Lorene's roommate.
(b) Another black student.
(c) One of the first girls to be admitted to St. Paul's.
(d) A teacher.

5. What does Lorene do after getting into St. Paul's?
(a) Go out with white boys.
(b) Take on volunteer projects.
(c) Throws herself into school life.
(d) Begins to affect a New England accent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lorene want from her education?

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

3. What does Lorene say life at St. Paul's resembles for black students?

4. Where does Lorene go for spring break at the beginning of Chapter 8?

5. What does Jimmy Hill mean when he says that he and Lorene will 'turn out' St. Paul's?

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