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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. Who is Lorene?
(a) The main character's mother.
(b) The main character of Black Ice.
(c) The main character's daughter.
(d) The main character's friend.

2. What does Lorene say about her parents with regard to her going to school?
(a) They didn't have any idea what they were getting into.
(b) They were afraid for her to go south.
(c) They knew what kinds of sacrifices they were making for her education.
(d) They were afraid for her to go north.

3. How does Lorene interpret her dreams?
(a) As a warning to open her mouth only when she can speak facts.
(b) As a warning to remember who she is.
(c) As a warning to stay inside her shell.
(d) As a warning not to befriend white girls.

4. Who are the wombats?
(a) Mentally retarded white kids.
(b) The black students.
(c) The school mascots.
(d) The Hispanic students.

5. What is it about the Puerto Rican boy that makes Lorene's mother furious?
(a) His language.
(b) His snobbery.
(c) His smell.
(d) His attitude.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Lorene and her parents pass through on their way to St. Paul's?

2. Into what class is Lorene admitted?

3. What does Jimmy Hill mean when he says that he and Lorene will 'turn out' St. Paul's?

4. Why do the white girls say that they don't say anything around Lorene?

5. What part of the interview surprised Lorene?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What has Lorene's relationship with St. Paul's been?

3. What warning did Lorene get in a dream?

4. What are Lorene's classmates doing, now?

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

6. Why is Lorene's mother furious when Lorene brings a Puerto Rican boy over?

7. Who is Lorene Carey and what brings her to this setting?

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

9. In what way does Lorene say that St. Paul's was similar to American culture?

10. Who are the first people Lorene describes meeting?

(see the answer keys)

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