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d. The students at that table called him names, so he did
not want to sit with them.
5. When the author experienced racist behavior as a child, he
blamed
a. a racist society.
b. himself.
c. the black kids.
d. the parents of his white friends.
6. The author implies that the tables for Jewish kids, athletes,
Italians, and heavy metal/pot aficionados were
a. just as segregated in their own way as the black table.
b. not on the same plane as the black table because they
involved interests and ethnicity rather than race.
c. just as obvious to everyone as the black table.
d. still the same when he visited his school 14 years later.
7. For the author, the existence of a black lunch table
a. was completely unexpected when he revisited his old
school.
b. indicates that desegregation has not worked on a deep
level.
c. both of the above
d. neither of the above
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