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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. Why does Lorene refuse to travel to California?

2. With what does Lorene return to St. Paul's in Chapter 6?

3. What does Lorene say she looks forward to as part of her committee work?

4. What does Lorene say she likes about her sport?

5. Who is Booker?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Ricky Lockhart's visit to St. Paul's.

2. Describe Lorene's date with Booker.

3. Describe Lorene's workplace for the summer after her first year.

4. Describe Lorene's friendship with India.

5. What is Lorene's relationship with Alma?

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

7. Who is Ricky Lockhart, and how does Lorene describe him?

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

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

10. What does black ice symbolize?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write a character sketch of the author based on her style and content. What values does she hold dear? What are her hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think she is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.

Essay Topic 3

How does Lorene's experience at St. Paul's change her relationship with her family and her community in Philadelphia? Does she leave them behind, does the relationship remain the same, or does she forge a new relationship with them?

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