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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Who is Lee Bouton?
(a) Lorene's advisor.
(b) Lorene's roommate.
(c) One of the first girls at St. Paul's.
(d) One of Lorene's classmates.

3. When does Black Ice begin?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1974.

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

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

6. About what does Lorene say it is easiest to write?
(a) Politics.
(b) Literature.
(c) St. Paul's.
(d) Race.

7. From where is Jimmy Hill?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Maine.
(d) Brooklyn.

8. Where does Chapter 1 take place?
(a) Lorene's grandparents' house.
(b) Lorene's high school.
(c) Lorene's parents' house.
(d) St. Paul's.

9. What does the school suggest Lorene do?
(a) Open a checking account.
(b) Come to New Hampshire early to familiarize herself with the area.
(c) Invest in nice clothes.
(d) Get to know other black students.

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

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

12. How does Lorene describe her parents?
(a) Protective adoptive white couple in their 40s.
(b) Ambitious black couple in their 30s.
(c) Devout black Quakers in their 30s.
(d) Humble mixed-race couple in their 40s.

13. How is Lorene portrayed in the summary of the novel?
(a) As an exception to the rules.
(b) As a child of privilege.
(c) As a trailblazer.
(d) As a hard worker.

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

15. What does Lorene say, years later, has happened to the person she and her parents saw their first day at St. Paul's?
(a) He has moved back to his family in the Midwest.
(b) She has moved on to a better position.
(c) She has been widowed and become depressed.
(d) She has gotten married and been given a promotion.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which activity was Lorene NOT involved at school?

2. What are Lorene's feelings about her classmates?

3. Where do Lorene and her parents pass through on their way to St. Paul's?

4. Where do Lorene and her parents visit first when they arrive at St. Paul's?

5. Into what class is Lorene admitted?

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