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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Coleman tells the news that he is going to marry a white women to whom?
(a) His brother.
(b) His mother.
(c) Delphine.
(d) Nathan.

3. Coleman thinks the Iris has the wildest _____________ of anyone he has seen.
(a) Eyes.
(b) Head of hair.
(c) Hands.
(d) Ideas about life.

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

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

6. On the day she died, Iris was in perfect health aside from a __________ that would not leave her alone.
(a) Stomach ache.
(b) Headache.
(c) Chest pain.
(d) Tumor.

7. Where does Coleman walk after his tense and upsetting meeting with the lawyer, even though he has not done so for years?
(a) The dairy farm.
(b) The school.
(c) The football field.
(d) The track field.

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

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

10. What does Ellie point out to Coleman when he reveals his racial heritage with her?
(a) She already knew.
(b) She is black.
(c) She doesn't care.
(d) The other black men she knows who are passing.

11. What is the phrase that Coleman uses with the lawyer which confuses the lawyer?
(a) Spook.
(b) Lily-white face.
(c) Blackie.
(d) Dark soul.

12. What is the profession of the man who taught boxing at the Boys Club?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Dentist.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Doctor.

13. What ended up bringing Iris and Coleman closer together during their marriage?
(a) Nathan.
(b) Her disease.
(c) The investigation.
(d) His affair.

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

15. Who does Coleman go to in order to complain about Farley and his behavior?
(a) The college president.
(b) Delphine.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) Nathan.

Short Answer Questions

1. One Saturday, Nathan comes over to find Coleman in his ________ and nothing else.

2. Who calls up Coleman and forbids him from ever contacting the family again?

3. What did Coleman Silk do first as a boy when he went to Newark Boys Club in his neighborhood?

4. What does Faunia still have because she does not know what to do with them?

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

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