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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 does Lorene characterize her relationship with her mother?
(a) Her mother is an obstacle she has cleared.
(b) Her mother is a nest from which she has flown.
(c) Her mother is her other half.
(d) Her mother is a coat she has outgrown.

2. What are Lorene's feelings about Ricky Lockhart?
(a) She does not want to be with him.
(b) She helps him pass his English class.
(c) She wants to help him find a nice wife.
(d) She is thrilled to marry him.

3. How does Lorene describe Ms. Clinton?
(a) Energetic and fun.
(b) Pensive and poetic.
(c) Intense and brutally intelligent.
(d) Supportive and maternal.

4. Where does Lorene work for the summer?
(a) The school.
(b) A camp.
(c) A supermarket.
(d) A restaurant.

5. Of what is Lorene terrified by the end of Chapter 6?
(a) Running out of money.
(b) Pregnancy.
(c) Being caught stealing.
(d) Failing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Archibald Cox talking about when he says "our kind of people"?

2. What does Lorene refuse to do when she visits Ricky Lockhart?

3. What effect does Lorene's committee work have on her relation with St. Paul's?

4. Who is Grace?

5. About what can Lorene talk to India?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lorene's experience tutoring black students.

2. Who are Annette and Grace?

3. What areLorene's grades like on her first report card?

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

5. Describe Lorene's relationship with Anthony Wade.

6. How has Lorene changed between her first year and her final year?

7. Why is Lorene impatient with school?

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

9. Describe Lorene's rendezvous with Ricky Lockhart at his school.

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

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