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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 she likes about her sport?
(a) The thrill of victory.
(b) The teamwork.
(c) Watching the scenery.
(d) The speed.

2. What change is marked by Lorene hitting her sister?
(a) She has treated her sister the way the cook at the diner treated her.
(b) She is no longer a child and playmate.
(c) She has internalized the violence of her white surroundings.
(d) She has stopped being family, and begun to be a stranger to her sister.

3. Of what is Lorene terrified by the end of Chapter 6?
(a) Pregnancy.
(b) Running out of money.
(c) Failing.
(d) Being caught stealing.

4. What does Lorene refuse to do when she visits Ricky Lockhart?
(a) Smoke marijuana.
(b) Sleep with him.
(c) Steal.
(d) Drink.

5. Who is Ms. Clinton?
(a) A Hispanic math tutor.
(b) A black Spanish teacher.
(c) A black crew coach.
(d) A white English teacher.

6. Who is Ricky Lockhart?
(a) Lorene's boyfriend.
(b) Lorene's admirer.
(c) Lorene's study partner.
(d) Lorene's pen pal.

7. What is the significance of black ice for Lorene?
(a) She goes there to relax.
(b) She contrasts it to white ice.
(c) She falls on it and injures herself.
(d) She slides on it treacherously.

8. What arrangement did Lorene make for Ricky Lockhart's visit?
(a) She found him an empty bed.
(b) She made him sleep outside.
(c) She snuck him into her room.
(d) She found a room in the boy's dorm where he could stay with a friend of hers.

9. Who is Anthony Wade?
(a) The head of the Social Committee.
(b) A student who helps Lorene with calculus.
(c) A boy Lorene on whom has a crush.
(d) A fellow member of the Disciplinary Committee.

10. What does Alma say years later was Lorene's relationship with her?
(a) Alma said that Lorene scared her into chastity and abstinence from drink.
(b) Alma said that Lorene made a project of her.
(c) Alma said that Lorene inspired her.
(d) Alma said that Lorene was an effective taskmaster who helped her get good grades.

11. Where does Lorene apply to college?
(a) Berkeley.
(b) Columbia.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Penn.

12. Who is Grace?
(a) Lorene's pen pal.
(b) Lorene's roommate.
(c) Lorene's teacher.
(d) Lorene's study partner.

13. What distinction does Lorene earn in winter term?
(a) She is elected captain of the soccer team.
(b) She takes first place in two of her classes.
(c) She scores winning goals in two soccer games.
(d) She is elected to student council.

14. Why was Ricky Lockhart's visit a problem?
(a) Because he burst in by force.
(b) Because he arrived a night early.
(c) Because he arrived by surprise.
(d) Because she had told him not to come.

15. Who is Vernon Jordan?
(a) Head of the Black Panthers.
(b) President of the National Urban League.
(c) Lorene's math tutor.
(d) Head of the Nation of Islam in America.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lorene starting to do at the beginning of Chapter 11?

2. How does Lorene describe Ricky Lockhart?

3. What does Lorene feel about the sport she chooses for spring?

4. What is Lorene's goal for the summer?

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

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