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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 black.
(c) He is hiding something.
(d) He is a WASP.

2. Who does Coleman go to in order to complain about Farley and his behavior?
(a) The college president.
(b) Nathan.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) Delphine.

3. Coleman realizes that if he had taken the more _________ Steena to his house, things might have gone better.
(a) Mature.
(b) Open.
(c) Wealthy.
(d) Uneducated.

4. Where does Coleman walk after his tense and upsetting meeting with the lawyer, even though he has not done so for years?
(a) The school.
(b) The track field.
(c) The football field.
(d) The dairy farm.

5. A lawyer tells Coleman that if he seeks out a _____________ for Faunia, then everyone will know of his and Faunia's relationship.
(a) Marriage dissolution.
(b) Annulment.
(c) Trial.
(d) Restraining order.

6. Where has Lester Farley already tried to get help after his service in the military?
(a) AARP.
(b) VA.
(c) A shrink.
(d) His family doctor.

7. What kind of school did Coleman's father attend which led to his owning his own shop?
(a) Watchmaking.
(b) Optician.
(c) Medical.
(d) Mechanic.

8. Where does Coleman Silk's new young girlfriend live, according to Coleman's description?
(a) In the city.
(b) With her mentor.
(c) At a halfway home.
(d) A dairy farm.

9. The best time Faunia and Lester had together was when they were arguing and ended up _____________.
(a) Breaking the stable horse.
(b) Kissing.
(c) Making love in the hay.
(d) Throwing manure at each other.

10. What does Coleman want to do with his life once he gets out of the military?
(a) Go back to boxing.
(b) Get married.
(c) Become a poet.
(d) Become a banker.

11. What happened to Nathan that caused him to live a life of celibacy?
(a) His wife died.
(b) He realized he was gay.
(c) He become a monk.
(d) He had his prostate removed.

12. ____________ was also an abstract painter and a poet.
(a) Iris.
(b) Faunia.
(c) Coleman.
(d) Nathan.

13. What would happen if Coleman decided to do poorly in a few classes?
(a) He could go to Harvard.
(b) The other family's son would be valedictorian.
(c) He would fail out of school.
(d) He would get a new house.

14. What does Coleman tell Iris of his family and their history?
(a) He says they want him to marry a Jewish girl.
(b) He reveals their racial background.
(c) He says he is an orphan.
(d) He says they have disowned him.

15. Who is Coleman with when he runs into Steena six years after their first love affair?
(a) No one.
(b) Amanda.
(c) Iris.
(d) Ellie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Coleman is __________, one of the first professors on the school's staff to be so.

2. Coleman tells the news that he is going to marry a white women to whom?

3. To what college does Mr. Silk want his son, Coleman, to go when he is able to go to college?

4. Coleman Silk was a professor of _________ and Latin at the college.

5. On the day she died, Iris was in perfect health aside from a __________ that would not leave her alone.

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