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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 the school suggest Lorene do?
(a) Open a checking account.
(b) Invest in nice clothes.
(c) Come to New Hampshire early to familiarize herself with the area.
(d) Get to know other black students.

2. When does Black Ice begin?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1974.

3. About what does Lorene say it is hardest to write?
(a) School.
(b) Race.
(c) Teaching.
(d) Family.

4. What does Jimmy Hill mean when he says that he and Lorene will 'turn out' St. Paul's?
(a) They will stand up to the whites.
(b) They will get in as much trouble as possible without being thrown out.
(c) They will show what it means to have soul.
(d) They will find the classiest places to hang out.

5. Where do Lorene and her parents visit first when they arrive at St. Paul's?
(a) The library.
(b) The dormitory.
(c) The Rectory.
(d) The field house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lorene impressed by at the location of the meet and greet?

2. What part of the interview surprised Lorene?

3. What does Lorene's mother say was unfair about the science fair in which Lorene was entered?

4. Where does Lorene work?

5. Where does Chapter 1 take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Lorene doing now?

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

3. Why does Lorene say she is writing her story?

4. Describe Lorene's relation with white girls.

5. Where is Black Ice set?

6. Describe Lorene's interview at St. Paul's.

7. What does Lorene say when someone asks her whether her daughter will go to St. Paul's?

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

9. Describe Lorene's experience of the Afro-Am.

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

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