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

2. Delphine thinks that Coleman is just ________________ Faunia in their relationship.
(a) Taking advantage of.
(b) Fathering.
(c) Enjoying.
(d) Protecting.

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

4. Where does Coleman Silk's new young girlfriend live, according to Coleman's description?
(a) With her mentor.
(b) In the city.
(c) A dairy farm.
(d) At a halfway home.

5. Who is the young woman from the Midwest that Coleman meets when he is in school?
(a) Steena.
(b) Iris.
(c) Ellie.
(d) Julie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the profession of the man who taught boxing at the Boys Club?

2. What happened to Nathan that caused him to live a life of celibacy?

3. How old is the woman that Coleman Silk is seeing after his wife's death?

4. What does Ellie point out to Coleman when he reveals his racial heritage with her?

5. What is the phrase that Coleman uses with the lawyer which confuses the lawyer?

(see the answer key)

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