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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Delphine do with the first letter she writes to Coleman about his relationship with Faunia?
(a) Mails it.
(b) Emails it.
(c) Burns it.
(d) Rips it up.

2. Nathan sees ___________ and Coleman one Saturday in August while attending the symphony.
(a) Ernestine.
(b) Lisa.
(c) Faunia.
(d) Delphine.

3. Who is the vet who is determined to help Les when he gets out of the VA hospital?
(a) Jeff.
(b) Joe.
(c) Louie.
(d) Thomas.

4. Coleman encourages Faunia to ______________ to the same song that Steena once did.
(a) Dance for him.
(b) Kiss him while listening.
(c) Make love to him.
(d) Sing for him.

5. Where does Delphine try to garner the attention of an older man, though she fails?
(a) Boston Metropolitan.
(b) Wrigley Field.
(c) NY Public Library.
(d) Detroit Metro Airport.

6. What does Delphine obtain once she begins to hear rumors of Coleman's relationship with Faunia?
(a) A search warrant.
(b) Coleman's employment records.
(c) Faunia's employment records.
(d) Coleman's phone records.

7. How many visits does it take for Les to be able to sit down a the restaurant and eat a meal without trouble?
(a) Four.
(b) He never can.
(c) Ten.
(d) Five.

8. What does Delphine accuse Coleman of sending in her name, even though she says she did not write it?
(a) Her resignation letter.
(b) A letter.
(c) A threat.
(d) A hoax email.

9. Coleman believes his children would not believe all the lies had he just told them the truth about their ___________.
(a) Grandmother.
(b) Heritage.
(c) Schooling.
(d) Mother.

10. Delphine once had a relationship with a _________ man, but that went wrong so she does not want that again.
(a) Rich.
(b) White.
(c) Married.
(d) Black.

11. Les decides he is going to force a ___________ with Coleman, though it's unclear if he actually does.
(a) Collision.
(b) Argument.
(c) Therapy session.
(d) Meeting.

12. What did Delphine try to use on Coleman when she was interviewing for her current job?
(a) Many ancient quotations.
(b) Archaic words.
(c) Sexual charms.
(d) A bribe.

13. What does Delphine tell the Campus Police about her ransacked office?
(a) That it was all her fault.
(b) That kids did it.
(c) That Coleman broke in.
(d) That Faunia did it.

14. Delphine finds many of the men at her school to be ________ or lazy.
(a) Tedious.
(b) Arrogant.
(c) Ignorant.
(d) Poor.

15. The ____________ do not like Delphine and so they do not include her in their circle.
(a) Staff.
(b) Students.
(c) Women.
(d) Men.

Short Answer Questions

1. Delphine decides to write a ________ to appear in the New York Review of Books.

2. In what animal does Faunia seem to take a particular interest?

3. Delphine was visited by a __________ student who complained that Coleman had called her a derogatory name.

4. When Coleman and his guest leave the ___________ during a break, Nathan follows them.

5. Who does Coleman blame for throwing out all his parent's belongings when he was overseas (at least in the story he tells his children)?

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