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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Everyone Knows.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is the woman that Coleman Silk is seeing after his wife's death?
(a) 18.
(b) 34.
(c) 24.
(d) 22.

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

3. The investigation into Coleman's potential racist remark found him to be ______________.
(a) A liar.
(b) Innocent.
(c) A racist.
(d) Guilty.

4. What did Coleman suffer quite often when he was young because of his name and to what it could refer?
(a) Paternalism.
(b) Bullying.
(c) Mistaken identity.
(d) Racism.

5. What does Coleman think is helping him to feel younger and stronger, aside from Faunia?
(a) Scotch.
(b) The weed he's been smoking.
(c) Viagra.
(d) Not being a Dean.

Short Answer Questions

1. Coleman is a __________ skinned Jew, according to his own description.

2. What does Coleman find out about Faunia that she admits to, but does not want to do anything about?

3. Coleman is __________, one of the first professors on the school's staff to be so.

4. What is the profession of the woman with whom Coleman Silk is having an affair?

5. At what college did Coleman Silk teach before his hasty departure from the college?

(see the answer key)

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