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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On what committee does Lorene sit, in Chapter 10?
(a) The Planning Committee.
(b) The Hiring Committee.
(c) The Discipline Committee.
(d) The Social Committee.

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

4. How does Lorene describe Ricky Lockhart?
(a) A sensitive white boy.
(b) A beautiful black boy.
(c) A strong black man.
(d) A beautiful Puerto Rican boy.

5. In what play does Lorene have a role in Chapter 7?
(a) The Tempest.
(b) Streetcar Named Desire.
(c) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
(d) Alice in Wonderland.

6. What are white students anxious to disown, according to Lorene?
(a) The progress they took for granted.
(b) The wealth they inherited.
(c) The sins of their grandparents.
(d) The expectation of conventional success.

7. About what can Lorene talk to India?
(a) Politics.
(b) How crazy white people can be.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her anxieties.

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

9. What does Lorene say she looks forward to as part of her committee work?
(a) Harmony.
(b) Repentance.
(c) Progress.
(d) Forgiveness.

10. What does Lorene want from her education?
(a) Skills it takes years to learn.
(b) Good contacts.
(c) A boyfriend.
(d) A husband.

11. Who is Archibald Cox?
(a) Lorene's English teacher.
(b) A U.S. Special Prosecutor.
(c) A New Hampshire politician.
(d) The dean of St. Paul's.

12. What does Lorene say about her education at St. Paul's?
(a) That it is changing her feeling about her race.
(b) That it is a waste of time.
(c) That she does not think it is a good start.
(d) That it is indoctrinating her in an old ideology.

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

14. What is Lorene's problem with Archibald Cox's conversation over dinner?
(a) He is condescending toward women's issues.
(b) He has contempt for Northerners.
(c) He does not address black concerns at all.
(d) He is dismissive of racial equality.

15. What was Lorene's worst subject?
(a) Calculus.
(b) English.
(c) History.
(d) Science.

Short Answer Questions

1. What change is marked by Lorene hitting her sister?

2. What does Lorene say everyone says about her education at St. Paul's?

3. How does Lorene describe Ms. Clinton?

4. What sport does Lorene join in the spring?

5. How does Lorene describe Alma Howard?

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