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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lorene describe Ricky Lockhart?
(a) A sensitive white boy.
(b) A beautiful black boy.
(c) A strong black man.
(d) A beautiful Puerto Rican boy.

2. To what student council position does Lorene get elected?
(a) Vice-president.
(b) Treasurer.
(c) President.
(d) Secretary.

3. Where has Jimmy ended up, after graduation?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) New York.
(c) Selma.
(d) San Francisco.

4. What theme is introduced into the book in Chapter 1?
(a) The need to run as far from home as possible.
(b) The need to take home with you wherever you go.
(c) The need to let go of home.
(d) The need to keep close to home.

5. What does Lorene say the black kids at St. Paul's think?
(a) That it is the white kids' school.
(b) That they have been invited into a curriculum that transcends black and white.
(c) That they will always be servants and slaves.
(d) That they really own the school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what is Lorene terrified by the end of Chapter 6?

2. Why does Lorene feel left out in chapel?

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

4. What does Lorene's mother ask at the meet and greet?

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

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