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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. When is Chapter 1 set?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1989.

2. Where does Lorene go for the meet and greet with St. Paul's students?
(a) St. Paul's.
(b) New York.
(c) Germantown.
(d) Yeadon.

3. Who is Mrs. Evans?
(a) Lorene's aunt.
(b) Lorene's teacher.
(c) Lorene's boss.
(d) Lorene's neighbor.

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

5. Where has Alma ended up, after graduation?
(a) New York.
(b) St. Paul's.
(c) Washington D.C.
(d) Watts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Lorene's feelings about her classmates?

2. Who is Nana Hamilton?

3. How often do the students have assigned tables for meals?

4. What part of the interview surprised Lorene?

5. What is just ending for Lorene at the beginning of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where is Black Ice set?

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

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

5. When is the last chapter set?

6. Who are the first people Lorene describes meeting?

7. How does Lorene say St. Paul's affected her life?

8. Who are the wombats and what is their role in the novel?

9. What does Lorene feel about her first religion class?

10. Describe the meet and greet Lorene and her parents attend.

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