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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, What Maniac Conceived It?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the profession of the man who taught boxing at the Boys Club?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Dentist.

2. Delphine is horrified she will be a laughingstock at the college and back home in __________.
(a) England.
(b) Vermont.
(c) Florida.
(d) France.

3. Where does Coleman sit when he overhears a racy conversation between some men?
(a) A bench.
(b) In the library.
(c) A bar.
(d) A restaurant table.

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

5. What is the phrase that Coleman uses with the lawyer which confuses the lawyer?
(a) Blackie.
(b) Spook.
(c) Lily-white face.
(d) Dark soul.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose scandal are the three men near Coleman discussing, one that involved an older man and a younger woman?

2. What does Coleman do when his father dies during the middle of his first semester at college?

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 is the young woman from the Midwest that Coleman meets when he is in school?

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)?

(see the answer key)

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