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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 did Coleman Silk do first as a boy when he went to Newark Boys Club in his neighborhood?
(a) Play hoops.
(b) Run.
(c) Box.
(d) Hide and read.

2. What happened to Nathan that caused him to live a life of celibacy?
(a) He become a monk.
(b) He had his prostate removed.
(c) His wife died.
(d) He realized he was gay.

3. Who asked Coleman's family to encourage Coleman to do less well in a few classes?
(a) Coleman's aunt.
(b) Steena.
(c) A Jewish doctor.
(d) Nathan Henderson.

4. Doc Chizner takes Coleman to a fight he is refereeing in ___________ in order to get Coleman to fight for another college.
(a) West Point.
(b) Memphis.
(c) Providence.
(d) Boston.

5. What is the profession of the woman with whom Coleman Silk is having an affair?
(a) Prostitute.
(b) Cleaning woman.
(c) Librarian.
(d) Secretary.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who calls up Coleman and forbids him from ever contacting the family again?

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

4. What does Faunia still have because she does not know what to do with them?

5. Where does Coleman enroll after his service in the military?

(see the answer key)

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