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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. What are Lorene's feelings about Ricky Lockhart?

2. What is Lorene's view about getting the man fired who molested her?

3. Where does Ricky Lockhart invite Lorene?

4. What does Lorene want from her education?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lorene's friendship with India.

2. What is Lorene's experience of drugs like?

3. Describe Lorene's relationship with Anthony Wade.

4. Describe Lorene's visit to Ricky Lockhart in New York.

5. Who are Annette and Grace?

6. Describe Lorene's friendship with Janie Saunders.

7. Describe Lorene's campaign for student council.

8. What happens with the cook who everyone fears?

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

10. Describe Lorene's experience tutoring black students.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the opening chapter, Lorene Carey says that she wants to start a discussion about growing up black. In what way is this book a conversation, and what would you say in response to Lorene Carey's book?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

W. E. B. Dubios describes the kingdom of culture as the place where people meet as souls and intellects, and he describes this place as free from race. Does Lorene develop a relationship with the kingdom of culture, and does she ever rise above race? If so, how? If not, why not?

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