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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Lorene's feelings about her classmates?
(a) She feels like the pride of her school.
(b) She feels left out.
(c) She feels persecuted.
(d) She feels like a mascot.

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

3. Where is Lorene from?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) New York.
(d) Trenton.

4. What does Lorene's mother say was unfair about the science fair in which Lorene was entered?
(a) Teachers made exceptions for white students but not for Lorene.
(b) Lorene's teachers made so many allowances for her that the competition wasn't fair.
(c) Teachers asked Lorene to participate in order to humiliate her.
(d) Teachers judged Lorene's work by a different standard.

5. Where does Lorene go for the meet and greet with St. Paul's students?
(a) New York.
(b) St. Paul's.
(c) Germantown.
(d) Yeadon.

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

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

8. How many kids does Lorene have?
(a) Two daughters.
(b) One daughter.
(c) One son.
(d) One son and two daughters.

9. Why do the white girls say that they don't say anything around Lorene?
(a) Because she accuses them of being racist.
(b) Because she gets mad.
(c) Because she is so naïve.
(d) Because she is so innocent.

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

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

12. Who is Nana Hamilton?
(a) Lorene's grandmother.
(b) Lorene's mother.
(c) Lorene's teacher.
(d) Lorene's friend.

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

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

15. What does Lorene feel about her religion class?
(a) She resents it.
(b) She loves it.
(c) She is bored by it.
(d) She is enthralled by it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mr. Price?

2. Into what class is Lorene admitted?

3. What does Lorene say people thought about the first black teacher at St. Paul's?

4. What lie does Lorene tell Mr. Dick?

5. What is the scene where Black Ice begins?

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