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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alma say years later was Lorene's relationship with her?
(a) Alma said that Lorene inspired her.
(b) Alma said that Lorene made a project of her.
(c) Alma said that Lorene was an effective taskmaster who helped her get good grades.
(d) Alma said that Lorene scared her into chastity and abstinence from drink.

2. What does Lorene's teacher tell her about her worst subject?
(a) She will reinforce every stereotype about women and blacks if she fails.
(b) It's alright if she fails it.
(c) She cannot graduate without passing.
(d) Her record will be blighted if she fails.

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

4. How long has it been, at the beginning of the book, since Lorene graduated from high school?
(a) 9 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 6 years.

5. What is the staff's reaction when Lorene tells what happened, and gets the man fired who molested her?
(a) They won't talk to her.
(b) They treat her like a hero.
(c) They accuse her of being loose.
(d) They criticize her for being snobbish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Lorene and her parents pass through on their way to St. Paul's?

2. What theme is introduced into the book in Chapter 1?

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

4. With what does Lorene return to St. Paul's in Chapter 6?

5. Who is Mrs. Evans' husband?

(see the answer key)

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