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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which symphony's open rehearsal are Nathan and Coleman attending?
(a) Providence.
(b) Boston.
(c) New York.
(d) Chicago.

2. The vet helping Lester encourages Les to eat in a ___________ restaurant until he is comfortable with the people.
(a) Nepalese.
(b) Korean.
(c) Japanese.
(d) Chinese.

3. Coleman sees Faunia sharing __________ with a bunch of her coworkers, all men, when he is on campus.
(a) Pizza.
(b) Kisses.
(c) Books.
(d) Coffee.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Coleman call from the pay phone that he finds in the student union building?

2. Delphine carries the letter in her purse for months before visiting _______ one afternoon.

3. Who does Delphine realize that she wants to be with, as she is writing her personal ad?

4. The girl at the place where Faunia goes is feeding a ___________, but lets Faunia come right in.

5. Which of Coleman's children never believed the story about his dead parents, even though the other children did?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nathan think about Coleman's absence at first when Coleman stops spending time with him?

2. What did Coleman tell his children about his own parents when his children were much younger?

3. Why did Coleman decide to never tell his children or his wife about his racial heritage?

4. How does Nathan encounter Coleman and Faunia at the open rehearsal of the Boston Symphony?

5. What does Coleman encourage Faunia to do that Steena once did with him in the past?

6. What is one of the lessons that Les has to endure as a part of his new therapy with a fellow Vietnam vet?

7. What happens to the personal ad Delphine sends out in order to find love?

8. What does Coleman worry has caused the many troubles between himself and his children?

9. What does Lisa think about Coleman's obvious attraction to Faunia?

10. What are the three men on the campus of Athena College talking about as Coleman is sitting on a bench?

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