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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. Where does Lorene go for spring break at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) To Europe.
(b) Home.
(c) To New York.
(d) Skiing.

2. Who is Archibald Cox talking about when he says "our kind of people"?
(a) Whites.
(b) Blacks.
(c) Educated northerners.
(d) Rich people.

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

4. What is Lorene's response to marijuana when she smokes it?
(a) She likes feeling numb.
(b) She likes feeling out of control.
(c) She hates it.
(d) She hates the fuzzy feeling of it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ricky Lockhart?

2. What happens during Ricky Lockhart's visit?

3. How does Lorene characterize her relationship with her mother?

4. What are Lorene's feelings about Ricky Lockhart?

5. Where does Ricky Lockhart invite Lorene?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Lorene impatient with school?

3. Describe Lorene's friendship with India.

4. Describe Lorene's relationship with Anthony Wade.

5. What does black ice symbolize?

6. Describe Lorene's friendship with Janie Saunders.

7. What happens with the cook who everyone fears?

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

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

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

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