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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lorene feel about the other white students?
(a) She loathes them and misses her family.
(b) She finds it hard to relate to them.
(c) She feels like she becomes one of them.
(d) She understands their prejudices.

2. What stereotypes does Lorene hear about black people?
(a) That they do not take care of their people.
(b) That they are brilliant in the arts but slow academically.
(c) That they are lazy and slovenly.
(d) That they cannot be taught.

3. With what does Lorene return to St. Paul's in Chapter 6?
(a) Better study techniques.
(b) Insecurities.
(c) Definite goals.
(d) A bad reputation.

4. What does Mrs. Burrows tell Lorene about the gift she gives her?
(a) She bought the necklace with money she saved for her children.
(b) She has never given a student a graduation gift before.
(c) She inherited the ring from her grandmother.
(d) She wanted Lorene to wear the bracelet and think of her.

5. What is the outcome of Lorene's call to St. Paul's?
(a) She arranges a campus visit.
(b) She sets up a meeting.
(c) She has an application sent to her house.
(d) She agrees to meet an alumnus to talk about St. Paul's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Lorene mortified in her religion class?

2. What is Lorene's view about how blacks should address inequality in American culture?

3. What does Lorene feel about St. Paul's by graduation weekend?

4. Who is Mrs. Evans' husband?

5. What does Lorene decide while she is on the black ice?

(see the answer key)

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