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

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

3. 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.

4. What does Coleman find out about Faunia that she admits to, but does not want to do anything about?
(a) She is a drug addict.
(b) She has a new identity.
(c) She is illiterate.
(d) She is an alcoholic.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Iris seem to believe about Coleman's heritage, just as so many others in his life have assumed?

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

3. What did Coleman recognize in the words as he was trying to write his story without any help?

4. Despite a broken __________ and a tattoo from his experience, Coleman survived.

5. What would happen if Coleman decided to do poorly in a few classes?

(see the answer key)

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