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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 does Coleman tell Iris of his family and their history?
(a) He says he is an orphan.
(b) He reveals their racial background.
(c) He says they have disowned him.
(d) He says they want him to marry a Jewish girl.

2. What does Coleman sign on to buy from the farm in order to see Faunia every week?
(a) Corn.
(b) Beef.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Milk.

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

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

5. What does Faunia still have because she does not know what to do with them?
(a) Her children's ashes.
(b) A diary from when she was young.
(c) Her husband's medals.
(d) Her books.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Iris seem to believe about Coleman's heritage, just as so many others in his life have assumed?

2. Coleman realizes that if he had taken the more _________ Steena to his house, things might have gone better.

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

4. What is Iris also strongly opinionated about, which attracts Coleman's attention and affection?

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

(see the answer key)

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