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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Coleman Silk receive that tells him that others know about his affair with a younger woman?
(a) A bouquet of flowers.
(b) An email.
(c) An envelope of pictures.
(d) A letter in the mail.

2. Coleman realizes that if he had taken the more _________ Steena to his house, things might have gone better.
(a) Uneducated.
(b) Mature.
(c) Wealthy.
(d) Open.

3. Who calls up Coleman and forbids him from ever contacting the family again?
(a) His mother.
(b) Ernestine.
(c) Steena.
(d) Walt.

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

5. What does Coleman realize when he is trying to write his own story?
(a) He can not be objective.
(b) It is a useless effort.
(c) It is too unbelievable.
(d) He can not write well.

6. As a result of the problem in the classroom, Coleman decides to return to the __________ and to resign as the dean.
(a) Military.
(b) Classroom.
(c) Civilian life.
(d) Office world.

7. Where does Coleman enroll after his service in the military?
(a) West Point.
(b) Nowhere.
(c) NYU.
(d) Boston College.

8. What does Coleman tell Iris of his family and their history?
(a) He says they have disowned him.
(b) He reveals their racial background.
(c) He says they want him to marry a Jewish girl.
(d) He says he is an orphan.

9. Doc Chizner tells Coleman not to tell the coach that he is __________ as this might hurt Coleman's chances of the scholarship.
(a) Inexperienced.
(b) Jewish.
(c) A boxer.
(d) Black.

10. 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 is an alcoholic.
(c) She has a new identity.
(d) She is a drug addict.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What would happen if Coleman decided to do poorly in a few classes?

2. Where has Lester Farley already tried to get help after his service in the military?

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

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

5. What does Coleman suffer for the first time upon his arrival at Howard College?

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