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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who has Lorene married since graduation?

3. What does the person Lorene and her parents see give Lorene?

4. About what does Lorene say she wants to start a discussion?

5. Where does Chapter 1 take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Lorene say that St. Paul's was similar to American culture?

2. Describe Lorene's parents' departure.

3. What does Lorene's mother tell her before she goes off to St. Paul's?

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

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

6. Describe Lorene's experience of the Afro-Am.

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

8. Who are the wombats and what is their role in the novel?

9. Where is Black Ice set?

10. Who are the first people Lorene describes meeting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the end of Black Ice, Lorene is described as a trailblazer. What trail does she blaze, and what path does she leave behind her? For whom in particular does she blaze this path?

Essay Topic 2

What is missing from this book? What should have been covered or presented that was not? What is the effect of this absence? Describe an element that ought to have been covered, and explain why it would have made the book stronger.

Essay Topic 3

How is racism described in Black Ice and how is it contained? How do Lorene or other characters put racism in place among other attitudes? How do they keep racism from being destructive?

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