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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What view from the white students frustrates Lorene?
(a) That black people still have to prove themselves worthy of freedom.
(b) That white people should not be held accountable for slavery.
(c) That slavery was a legitimate institution.
(d) That slavery is history.

2. Where was Lorene molested during her summer job?
(a) In the store room.
(b) In the office.
(c) In the art cabin.
(d) In the freezer.

3. Where do the other black people work?
(a) Behind the counter.
(b) In the cabins.
(c) On the sales floor.
(d) In the kitchen.

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

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

6. What does Lorene think about when she is on the ice?
(a) Things her father told her about white people.
(b) Promises Jimmy Hill made to her.
(c) Things she learned from Ricky Lockhart.
(d) Things her mother told her about sex.

7. How does Jimmy make up for his theft?
(a) By making a donation to the school.
(b) With a public sculpture.
(c) With a day of dancing.
(d) By volunteering for a day.

8. What does Lorene feel about smoking marijuana?
(a) She is glad to finally be experiencing something.
(b) She is disappointed because she had heard so much about it.
(c) She is unhappy and feels lost.
(d) She is angry at herself for betraying her family.

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

10. What is Lorene's view about how blacks should address inequality in American culture?
(a) She believes they should negotiate non-violently.
(b) She believes they should invest in education.
(c) She believes they should fight.
(d) She believes they should focus on economic stability and prosperity.

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

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

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

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

15. Who realizes that Lorene is high?
(a) The dorm parent.
(b) Her teachers.
(c) Her parents.
(d) The other students.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Lorene decide while she is on the black ice?

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

4. About what can Lorene talk to India?

5. How does Lorene describe Alma Howard?

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