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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Slipping the Punch.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Coleman do when he realizes that the woman from the Midwest is someone he wants to be with forever?
(a) Takes her to Sunday dinner.
(b) Tells her he wants to marry her.
(c) Breaks up with her.
(d) Proposes to her.

3. To what college does Mr. Silk want his son, Coleman, to go when he is able to go to college?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Yale.
(c) Howard.
(d) Athena.

4. Where has Lester Farley already tried to get help after his service in the military?
(a) AARP.
(b) VA.
(c) His family doctor.
(d) A shrink.

5. Who calls up Coleman and forbids him from ever contacting the family again?
(a) Ernestine.
(b) His mother.
(c) Steena.
(d) Walt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Doc Chizner takes Coleman to a fight he is refereeing in ___________ in order to get Coleman to fight for another college.

2. What does Coleman realize when he is trying to write his own story?

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

4. What does Coleman Silk receive that tells him that others know about his affair with a younger woman?

5. What does Coleman tell Iris of his family and their history?

(see the answer key)

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