2. What has changed about Lorene's mother at Parents Day?
(a) Her clothing.
(b) Her speech.
(c) Her brand of cigarette.
(d) Her hair style.

3. What does Lorene say about her parents with regard to her going to school?
(a) They were afraid for her to go south.
(b) They didn't have any idea what they were getting into.
(c) They knew what kinds of sacrifices they were making for her education.
(d) They were afraid for her to go north.

4. What is just ending for Lorene at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Her daughter's time in school.
(b) Her teaching career.
(c) Her time in school.
(d) Her term as a trustee.

5. What did Lorene's mother say she had not done until after she was married?
(a) Left her state.
(b) Lived away from her parents.
(c) Learned about sex.
(d) Opened a checking account.

6. What does Lorene feel she has done, by getting into St. Paul's?
(a) Entered white society as an equal.
(b) Escaped from the South.
(c) Betrayed her friends.
(d) Made her family happy.

7. Where has Alma ended up, after graduation?
(a) Watts.
(b) St. Paul's.
(c) Washington D.C.
(d) New York.

8. What does Lorene's mother tacitly offer to her?
(a) Money for a return ticket if she is miserable at St. Paul's.
(b) Resources for an abortion if necessary.
(c) Advice about getting on the boys' good side.
(d) Suggestions on marrying rich white boys.

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

10. What question bothers Lorene on her religion exam?
(a) What Jesus' role in her life is.
(b) Who Jesus is.
(c) Whether Jesus was the son of God.
(d) What Jesus wants from her.

11. How does Lorene describe the black kids she meets at St. Paul's?
(a) White-looking.
(b) Subdued.
(c) Militant.
(d) Africanized.

12. Who is Jimmy Hill?
(a) Another black student.
(b) The Rector.
(c) An admissions advisor.
(d) A teacher.

13. What part of the interview surprised Lorene?
(a) The nature of the questions.
(b) Her parents attend as well.
(c) The high intellectual standards of the questions.
(d) The speed with which she was accepted.

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

15. What has Mr. Evans given to Lorene?
(a) A typewriter.
(b) A journal.
(c) A book.
(d) An expensive fountain pen.