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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, What Do You Do with the Kid Who Can't Read?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Coleman suffer for the first time upon his arrival at Howard College?
(a) Anxiety attacks.
(b) Open discrimination.
(c) Beatings.
(d) Poor grades.

2. Delphine believes that women should not hide their ___________, but they also should not flaunt it.
(a) Power.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Sexuality.

3. ______ accuses Coleman of being sexually attracted to Lisa and that it is an inappropriate attraction.
(a) Ernestine.
(b) Walt.
(c) Lisa.
(d) Greg.

4. Doc Chizner takes Coleman to a fight he is refereeing in ___________ in order to get Coleman to fight for another college.
(a) Memphis.
(b) Boston.
(c) Providence.
(d) West Point.

5. What is the favorite piece of literature of Coleman's father, according to the book?
(a) Othello.
(b) A Midsummer Night's Dream.
(c) Hamlet.
(d) Julius Caesar.

Short Answer Questions

1. The girl who was a __________ had been in the reading recovery program twice the time she should have been.

2. What is the profession of the woman with whom Coleman Silk is having an affair?

3. Where does Coleman walk after his tense and upsetting meeting with the lawyer, even though he has not done so for years?

4. Who does Coleman go to in order to complain about Farley and his behavior?

5. What does Ellie point out to Coleman when he reveals his racial heritage with her?

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