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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Coleman is a __________ skinned Jew, according to his own description.
(a) Brown.
(b) Black.
(c) Yellow.
(d) White.

2. What does Coleman find out about Faunia that she admits to, but does not want to do anything about?
(a) She has a new identity.
(b) She is illiterate.
(c) She is an alcoholic.
(d) She is a drug addict.

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

4. What does Coleman do when he realizes that the woman from the Midwest is someone he wants to be with forever?
(a) Breaks up with her.
(b) Tells her he wants to marry her.
(c) Takes her to Sunday dinner.
(d) Proposes to her.

5. Iris' father never married her mother because he is highly distrustful of ____________.
(a) The government.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Papers you have to sign.
(d) Iris' mother.

6. What did Coleman recognize in the words as he was trying to write his story without any help?
(a) Anger.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Innocence.

7. Coleman Silk was a professor of _________ and Latin at the college.
(a) French.
(b) Greek.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Italian.

8. What would happen if Coleman decided to do poorly in a few classes?
(a) The other family's son would be valedictorian.
(b) He would fail out of school.
(c) He could go to Harvard.
(d) He would get a new house.

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

10. Coleman is __________, one of the first professors on the school's staff to be so.
(a) Jewish.
(b) German.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

11. Who sent the letter to Coleman that reflected on how good he looked and how mature he seemed?
(a) Steena.
(b) Delphine.
(c) Nathan.
(d) Faunia.

12. What is Iris also strongly opinionated about, which attracts Coleman's attention and affection?
(a) Politics.
(b) Literature.
(c) Religion.
(d) Racism.

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

14. What did the person asking for Coleman to do poorly in school offer to help his mother?
(a) A paid off mortgage.
(b) A new kitchen.
(c) A new car.
(d) A charge nurse position.

15. What is the favorite piece of literature of Coleman's father, according to the book?
(a) Othello.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) Julius Caesar.
(d) A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Coleman walk after his tense and upsetting meeting with the lawyer, even though he has not done so for years?

2. The best time Faunia and Lester had together was when they were arguing and ended up _____________.

3. What ended up bringing Iris and Coleman closer together during their marriage?

4. Coleman Silk is also the first dean of __________ for the college who has the characteristic as the answer to #8.

5. How many days does Coleman wait before seeing Faunia after the incident with her husband stalking her?

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