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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Coleman is not moved by his mother's pleas for change, believing _______________.
(a) She is too selfish.
(b) Iris would not like his mom.
(c) She is racist.
(d) He is doing what is right for him.

3. Coleman Silk is also the first dean of __________ for the college who has the characteristic as the answer to #8.
(a) Honors Department.
(b) Admissions.
(c) Faculty.
(d) Philosophy.

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

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

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

7. What kind of Classics teacher is Delphine Roux, the one who helped Coleman Silk with his investigation?
(a) Roman.
(b) French.
(c) Greek.
(d) Spanish.

8. One Saturday, Nathan comes over to find Coleman in his ________ and nothing else.
(a) Shorts.
(b) Undershirt.
(c) Shoes.
(d) Socks.

9. What is the profession of the woman with whom Coleman Silk is having an affair?
(a) Librarian.
(b) Prostitute.
(c) Secretary.
(d) Cleaning woman.

10. Who is Coleman with when he runs into Steena six years after their first love affair?
(a) Amanda.
(b) Ellie.
(c) Iris.
(d) No one.

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

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

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

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

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

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. What does Coleman want to do with his life once he gets out of the military?

3. A lawyer tells Coleman that if he seeks out a _____________ for Faunia, then everyone will know of his and Faunia's relationship.

4. What is the favorite piece of literature of Coleman's father, according to the book?

5. Where does Coleman enroll after his service in the military?

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