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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 has Alma ended up, after graduation?

2. Who is Lee Bouton?

3. What does Lorene remember when Jimmy Hill talks about turning out St. Paul's?

4. What does Lorene feel about her religion class?

5. How does Lorene interpret her dreams?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Lorene feel about her first religion class?

5. What are Lorene's classmates doing, now?

6. Why does Lorene say she is writing her story?

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

8. Describe Lorene's parents' departure.

9. Who are the first people Lorene describes meeting?

10. Who is Lorene Carey and what brings her to this setting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does being black mean to Lorene, and how does she keep her blackness throughout the book? Is it ever in danger?

Essay Topic 2

Write an evaluative review of Black Ice. What is this book's place in culture? What are its uses? Who is its audience? What are its limitations?

Essay Topic 3

How realistic is this book? What parts are not believable? What leaps of faith does the author require of you as a reader?

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