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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what college did Coleman Silk teach before his hasty departure from the college?
(a) Athena College.
(b) Boston University.
(c) Harvard College.
(d) Yale.

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

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

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

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

6. What does Faunia have to do at her home in order to live without paying rent?
(a) Submit to drug tests.
(b) Read one book.
(c) Clean the bathrooms.
(d) Milk the cows.

7. How does Coleman Silk enlist when he signs up for the military branch he does?
(a) As a white man.
(b) As a mixed race man.
(c) As a gay man.
(d) As a black man.

8. Coleman is convinced that the false accusations against him _________ his wife.
(a) Drove away.
(b) Soiled the good name of.
(c) Killed.
(d) Annoyed.

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

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

11. 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 an alcoholic.
(c) She is illiterate.
(d) She is a drug addict.

12. What does Coleman want to do with his life once he gets out of the military?
(a) Become a poet.
(b) Become a banker.
(c) Go back to boxing.
(d) Get married.

13. Who does Coleman feel he can be himself around when he is dating her?
(a) Ellie.
(b) Steena.
(c) Iris.
(d) Faunia.

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

15. Who asked Coleman's family to encourage Coleman to do less well in a few classes?
(a) Coleman's aunt.
(b) Steena.
(c) Nathan Henderson.
(d) A Jewish doctor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the profession of the woman with whom Coleman Silk is having an affair?

3. What does Coleman tell Iris of his family and their history?

4. To what college does Mr. Silk want his son, Coleman, to go when he is able to go to college?

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

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