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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. How has Lorene maintained her ties to St. Paul's?
(a) She taught writing there.
(b) She worked as an alumni liaison.
(c) She worked there as an admissions officer.
(d) She worked there in the cafeteria.

2. What does Lorene's mother say was unfair about the science fair in which Lorene was entered?
(a) Teachers asked Lorene to participate in order to humiliate her.
(b) Lorene's teachers made so many allowances for her that the competition wasn't fair.
(c) Teachers judged Lorene's work by a different standard.
(d) Teachers made exceptions for white students but not for Lorene.

3. Who is Mr. Dick?
(a) A teacher at St. Paul's.
(b) A policeman.
(c) The admissions officer.
(d) A housekeeper.

4. What does Lorene dream about in her first term at St. Paul's?
(a) Dancing teddy bears.
(b) Not being able to read.
(c) Turtles.
(d) White people yelling at her.

5. What does Lorene say St. Paul's effect on her was?
(a) It let her become comfortable in her black skin.
(b) It let her escape her race while she was getting an education.
(c) It prepared her for being an adult, married woman.
(d) It kept her in her black skin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Lorene and her parents visit first when they arrive at St. Paul's?

2. What part of the interview surprised Lorene?

3. What does Lorene say life at St. Paul's resembles for black students?

4. How does Lorene describe her parents?

5. In what way is Jimmy Hill notable to Lorene?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Evans tell Lorene about St. Paul's?

2. What is Lorene doing now?

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

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

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

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

7. What does Lorene's mother ask at the meet and greet?

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

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

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

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