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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What else did the person asking Coleman to do poorly in school say they would set up for Coleman?
(a) An apartment.
(b) A college acceptance letter.
(c) A job.
(d) $3000 for college.

5. Who began molesting Faunia after her mother got remarried?
(a) Lester.
(b) Nathan.
(c) Coleman.
(d) Her stepfather.

6. Who does Coleman Silk want to pen his story about the accusations at the school?
(a) Faunia.
(b) Delphine.
(c) Iris.
(d) Nathan.

7. What happened to the two children that Faunia left with when they left the abusive husband and father?
(a) They died in a fire.
(b) They were taken by social services.
(c) The father got custody.
(d) They ran away.

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

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

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

11. Coleman and Iris married more out of convenience and companionship than out of _________.
(a) Necessity.
(b) Desire.
(c) Legality.
(d) Passion.

12. 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.

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

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Coleman suffer quite often when he was young because of his name and to what it could refer?

3. Coleman tells the news that he is going to marry a white women to whom?

4. On the day she died, Iris was in perfect health aside from a __________ that would not leave her alone.

5. What does Coleman sign on to buy from the farm in order to see Faunia every week?

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