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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. What happened to the two children that Faunia left with when they left the abusive husband and father?
(a) They died in a fire.
(b) They were taken by social services.
(c) The father got custody.
(d) They ran away.

2. What does Faunia have to do at her home in order to live without paying rent?
(a) Milk the cows.
(b) Submit to drug tests.
(c) Clean the bathrooms.
(d) Read one book.

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

4. Coleman says he will end the ___________ if it means saving his relationship with his children.
(a) Career.
(b) Research.
(c) Investigation.
(d) Affair.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Iris' father never married her mother because he is highly distrustful of ____________.

2. Coleman Silk was a professor of _________ and Latin at the college.

3. Doc Chizner tells Coleman not to tell the coach that he is __________ as this might hurt Coleman's chances of the scholarship.

4. What is the favorite piece of literature of Coleman's father, according to the book?

5. Lisa also heard that Coleman's requests caused Faunia to _____________.

(see the answer key)

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