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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 is not moved by his mother's pleas for change, believing _______________.
(a) She is racist.
(b) Iris would not like his mom.
(c) She is too selfish.
(d) He is doing what is right for him.

2. What else did the person asking Coleman to do poorly in school say they would set up for Coleman?
(a) An apartment.
(b) $3000 for college.
(c) A job.
(d) A college acceptance letter.

3. Coleman compares the men around Faunia to __________ and thinks the men are thinking about taking advantage of her as well.
(a) Himself.
(b) Pimps.
(c) Vultures.
(d) Lester Farley.

4. What kind of Jew is Iris' father according to the book's description of her family?
(a) Orthodox.
(b) Non-practicing.
(c) Fervent.
(d) Hasidic.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the profession of the man who taught boxing at the Boys Club?

2. Coleman thinks the Iris has the wildest _____________ of anyone he has seen.

3. Faunia often imagines she is a ___________ stuck in a human body, and she admires this animal.

4. Coleman sees Faunia sharing __________ with a bunch of her coworkers, all men, when he is on campus.

5. What does Coleman want to do with his life once he gets out of the military?

(see the answer key)

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