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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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.

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

6. A lawyer tells Coleman that if he seeks out a _____________ for Faunia, then everyone will know of his and Faunia's relationship.
(a) Marriage dissolution.
(b) Annulment.
(c) Trial.
(d) Restraining order.

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

8. The best time Faunia and Lester had together was when they were arguing and ended up _____________.
(a) Kissing.
(b) Throwing manure at each other.
(c) Making love in the hay.
(d) Breaking the stable horse.

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

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

11. What does Coleman think is helping him to feel younger and stronger, aside from Faunia?
(a) Scotch.
(b) Not being a Dean.
(c) Viagra.
(d) The weed he's been smoking.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Iris' father never married her mother because he is highly distrustful of ____________.

2. What is Iris also strongly opinionated about, which attracts Coleman's attention and affection?

3. Where does Coleman Silk's new young girlfriend live, according to Coleman's description?

4. How old is the woman that Coleman Silk is seeing after his wife's death?

5. Doc Chizner tells Coleman not to tell the coach that he is __________ as this might hurt Coleman's chances of the scholarship.

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