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

2. What is Grace's ethnicity?
(a) Black.
(b) Puerto Rican.
(c) Chinese-American.
(d) White

3. What is it about the Puerto Rican boy that makes Lorene's mother furious?
(a) His language.
(b) His snobbery.
(c) His smell.
(d) His attitude.

4. Who is Mrs. Evans?
(a) Lorene's aunt.
(b) Lorene's neighbor.
(c) Lorene's boss.
(d) Lorene's teacher.

5. Who are the wombats?
(a) The black students.
(b) The school mascots.
(c) Mentally retarded white kids.
(d) The Hispanic students.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ricky Lockhart invite Lorene?

2. How does Lorene describe Ricky Lockhart?

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

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

5. What does Lorene's mother tacitly offer to her?

(see the answer key)

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