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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lorene say going to St. Paul's would make Nana Hamilton feel?
(a) Proud.
(b) Betrayed.
(c) Disappointed.
(d) Guilty.

2. In what way is Jimmy Hill notable to Lorene?
(a) He is very fat.
(b) He is very thin.
(c) He is very tall.
(d) He is very militant.

3. What are Lorene's grades at the first mid-terms?
(a) Poor.
(b) Exceptionally good.
(c) Mediocre.
(d) Very good.

4. Who is Mrs. Evans' husband?
(a) Lorene's boss.
(b) The first black man on the staff of the Philadelphia Bulletin.
(c) A teacher at St. Paul's.
(d) A student at St. Paul's.

5. What does Lorene feel about the other students by November?
(a) Inspired.
(b) Afraid.
(c) Awed.
(d) Bored.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what does Mr. Dick say Lorene should be prepared at St. Paul's?

2. What does Lorene feel about the other white students?

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

4. What part of the interview surprised Lorene?

5. When does Lorene get mad?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lorene say she will miss about her high school?

2. Where did Lorene work during high school?

3. When is the last chapter set?

4. Describe Lorene and her parents' arrival at St. Paul's.

5. Where is Black Ice set?

6. Who are the first people Lorene describes meeting?

7. What does Jimmy Hill mean when he says he wants to turn out St. Paul's?

8. By what was Lorene's mother shocked at the meet and greet?

9. Who is Mr. Evans, and what is his relationship with Lorene?

10. What are Lorene's feelings about leaving her friends for St. Paul's?

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