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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 Ms. Clinton?
(a) A Hispanic math tutor.
(b) A black Spanish teacher.
(c) A black crew coach.
(d) A white English teacher.

2. What does Ricky Lockhart ask Lorene over the summer?
(a) To visit him.
(b) To sleep with him.
(c) To help him connect with another girl.
(d) To marry him.

3. What does Lorene's teacher tell her about her worst subject?
(a) It's alright if she fails it.
(b) She will reinforce every stereotype about women and blacks if she fails.
(c) Her record will be blighted if she fails.
(d) She cannot graduate without passing.

4. What sport does Lorene join in the spring?
(a) Tennis.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Crew.
(d) Field hockey.

5. Who is Vernon Jordan?
(a) President of the National Urban League.
(b) Lorene's math tutor.
(c) Head of the Nation of Islam in America.
(d) Head of the Black Panthers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lorene apply to college?

2. What does Lorene decide while she is on the black ice?

3. In what play does Lorene have a role in Chapter 7?

4. Why was Ricky Lockhart's visit a problem?

5. Who realizes that Lorene is high?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Ricky Lockhart's visit to St. Paul's.

2. Describe Lorene's meeting with Archibald Cox.

3. What happens to Lorene's mother's health at the end of Chapter 10?

4. Why is Lorene impatient with school?

5. What is Lorene's experience on the black ice?

6. Who are Annette and Grace?

7. How does sitting on the Disciplinary Committee change Lorene?

8. What is Lorene's relationship with Alma?

9. What is Lorene looking forward to by the end of her first year?

10. What does black ice symbolize?

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