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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 do when he realizes that the woman from the Midwest is someone he wants to be with forever?
(a) Breaks up with her.
(b) Tells her he wants to marry her.
(c) Proposes to her.
(d) Takes her to Sunday dinner.

2. Coleman is not moved by his mother's pleas for change, believing _______________.
(a) She is too selfish.
(b) He is doing what is right for him.
(c) Iris would not like his mom.
(d) She is racist.

3. One of Coleman's female students complained about Coleman teaching ___________ which discriminated against women.
(a) Books.
(b) Languages.
(c) Poems.
(d) Plays.

4. What does Iris seem to believe about Coleman's heritage, just as so many others in his life have assumed?
(a) He is Jewish.
(b) He is a WASP.
(c) He is hiding something.
(d) He is black.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Coleman's father believed that education was the more important thing in life, especially for a __________.

2. The investigation into Coleman's potential racist remark found him to be ______________.

3. Who works with the reading recovery children, according to Coleman's memories?

4. What kind of Jew is Iris' father according to the book's description of her family?

5. Who began molesting Faunia after her mother got remarried?

(see the answer key)

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