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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 are Lorene's feelings about her classmates?
(a) She feels like a mascot.
(b) She feels like the pride of her school.
(c) She feels persecuted.
(d) She feels left out.

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

3. What is St. Paul's looking for, in 1971?
(a) Black male students for sports teams.
(b) Black female students.
(c) Southern students.
(d) Hispanic female students.

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

5. How long has Lorene been teaching, at the beginning of the book?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 9 years.
(d) 1 year.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Lorene?

3. How is Lorene portrayed in the summary of the novel?

4. What is the scene where Black Ice begins?

5. What does Lorene say about where her daughter will go to school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Lorene doing now?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is Lorene's objection regarding her religion exam?

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

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