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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About what does Lorene say it is hardest to write?
(a) Teaching.
(b) Family.
(c) School.
(d) Race.

2. What is Lorene's view about how blacks should address inequality in American culture?
(a) She believes they should fight.
(b) She believes they should negotiate non-violently.
(c) She believes they should invest in education.
(d) She believes they should focus on economic stability and prosperity.

3. What does the admissions officer tell her?
(a) That there isn't any better place for her.
(b) To hold out for more aid.
(c) To wait till she has heard from other schools.
(d) Not to go.

4. When is the conclusion set?
(a) At Lorene's daughter's graduation.
(b) At Lorene's wedding.
(c) At a hotel in New York.
(d) At Lorene's 15th reunion.

5. What does Lorene say St. Paul's effect on her was?
(a) It kept her in her black skin.
(b) It let her become comfortable in her black skin.
(c) It prepared her for being an adult, married woman.
(d) It let her escape her race while she was getting an education.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mr. Dick?

2. How does the admissions officer say his school compares to St. Paul's?

3. What does Ricky Lockhart ask Lorene over the summer?

4. What does Lorene say going to St. Paul's would make Nana Hamilton feel?

5. When did Lorene start to write about her experiences at St. Paul's?

(see the answer key)

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