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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is North Upper?
(a) Lorene's academic home.
(b) Lorene's dorm.
(c) The library at St. Paul's.
(d) The athletic facility at St. Paul's.

2. Where does Ricky Lockhart invite Lorene?
(a) To his school.
(b) To his home.
(c) To his parents' cabin.
(d) To New York.

3. What is Lorene's response to what happens during Ricky Lockhart's visit?
(a) She panics, in fear of pregnancy.
(b) She almost reports him to the police.
(c) She offers herself to Ricky Lockhart body and soul.
(d) She elicits a marriage proposal from Ricky Lockhart.

4. What sport does Lorene join in the spring?
(a) Field hockey.
(b) Crew.
(c) Tennis.
(d) Soccer.

5. What is Grace's ethnicity?
(a) White
(b) Puerto Rican.
(c) Black.
(d) Chinese-American.

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

7. What does Lorene say the other students do before Spring Break?
(a) Buy bathing suits.
(b) Study for midterms.
(c) Party.
(d) Clean up their rooms.

8. What does Ricky Lockhart ask Lorene over the summer?
(a) To marry him.
(b) To visit him.
(c) To help him connect with another girl.
(d) To sleep with him.

9. What does Lorene's teacher tell her about her worst subject?
(a) It's alright if she fails it.
(b) She will reinforce every stereotype about women and blacks if she fails.
(c) She cannot graduate without passing.
(d) Her record will be blighted if she fails.

10. How does Lorene describe Anthony Wade's race?
(a) She says he is white.
(b) She says he seems to be white.
(c) She says she cannot tell where his origins are.
(d) She says he is black.

11. What is the staff's reaction when Lorene tells what happened, and gets the man fired who molested her?
(a) They treat her like a hero.
(b) They criticize her for being snobbish.
(c) They won't talk to her.
(d) They accuse her of being loose.

12. Who is Archibald Cox talking about when he says "our kind of people"?
(a) Rich people.
(b) Whites.
(c) Educated northerners.
(d) Blacks.

13. With what does Lorene return to St. Paul's in Chapter 6?
(a) Insecurities.
(b) Definite goals.
(c) A bad reputation.
(d) Better study techniques.

14. What does Lorene decide while she is on the black ice?
(a) To make a lot of money.
(b) To write, not to study.
(c) Never to trust men.
(d) Not to accept less than the best she can do.

15. How does Lorene characterize her relationship with her mother?
(a) Her mother is her other half.
(b) Her mother is an obstacle she has cleared.
(c) Her mother is a coat she has outgrown.
(d) Her mother is a nest from which she has flown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lorene feel about smoking marijuana?

2. How does Lorene describe Alma Howard?

3. What is Lorene's response to marijuana when she smokes it?

4. What is the significance of black ice for Lorene?

5. What does Lorene say she looks forward to as part of her committee work?

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