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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who sent the letter to Coleman that reflected on how good he looked and how mature he seemed?
(a) Delphine.
(b) Steena.
(c) Nathan.
(d) Faunia.

3. What did Coleman suffer quite often when he was young because of his name and to what it could refer?
(a) Racism.
(b) Mistaken identity.
(c) Paternalism.
(d) Bullying.

4. What kind of school did Coleman's father attend which led to his owning his own shop?
(a) Medical.
(b) Mechanic.
(c) Optician.
(d) Watchmaking.

5. What does Faunia still have because she does not know what to do with them?
(a) Her books.
(b) Her children's ashes.
(c) A diary from when she was young.
(d) Her husband's medals.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Coleman Silk want to pen his story about the accusations at the school?

3. Who asked Coleman's family to encourage Coleman to do less well in a few classes?

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

5. What did Coleman recognize in the words as he was trying to write his story without any help?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Coleman and Iris marry if they were complete opposites without passion for each other?

2. What does Ellie do when Coleman reveals to her his racial background?

3. What does Doc Chizner tell Coleman not to tell the Pitt coach when he is applying for a scholarship?

4. Describe Iris' health on the day that she died, according to the book's description.

5. What did Coleman do on the day he went to the funeral parlor to make arrangements for a funeral?

6. How does Coleman reveal to Iris his racial background when they are getting married?

7. What does Coleman want to do with his life at first when he is out of the military and back in New York?

8. Why were Iris' parents never officially married, though they conceived and raised Iris as their daughter?

9. Why does Coleman go to the lawyer the next day after seeing Farley?

10. What did the nice letter that Coleman found in his personal belongings say?

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