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

2. What did Coleman Silk call the two students who never seemed to be in class when he called roll?
(a) Spooks.
(b) Bastards.
(c) Rebels.
(d) Ghosts.

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

4. Coleman's father believed that education was the more important thing in life, especially for a __________.
(a) Black man.
(b) Poor man.
(c) Boy.
(d) Dyslexic child.

5. Lisa heard that Coleman forced Faunia to _____________, though the rumor was untrue.
(a) Have sex with him.
(b) Have an abortion.
(c) Marry him.
(d) Quit her job.

Short Answer Questions

1. Coleman is not moved by his mother's pleas for change, believing _______________.

2. Delphine believes that women should not hide their ___________, but they also should not flaunt it.

3. What did Coleman recognize in the words as he was trying to write his story without any help?

4. What does Delphine obtain once she begins to hear rumors of Coleman's relationship with Faunia?

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

(see the answer key)

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