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

2. 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.

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

4. What does Iris seem to believe about Coleman's heritage, just as so many others in his life have assumed?
(a) He is black.
(b) He is a WASP.
(c) He is hiding something.
(d) He is Jewish.

5. What did Coleman Silk do first as a boy when he went to Newark Boys Club in his neighborhood?
(a) Play hoops.
(b) Box.
(c) Hide and read.
(d) Run.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who does Coleman go to in order to complain about Farley and his behavior?

4. What does Coleman Silk receive that tells him that others know about his affair with a younger woman?

5. Who does Coleman feel he can be himself around when he is dating her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened on the day that Nathan found Coleman in only his shorts?

3. What does the doctor who visits Coleman's family when Coleman is in high school want from Coleman and his family?

4. What happened to cause Coleman Silk to have to seek retirement from his job?

5. What is Coleman's religious background and why is this an important detail to note?

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

7. What does Coleman Silk confess to his neighbor when he is 71 years of age?

8. What makes Iris a strong woman, according to the descriptions in the book?

9. What does the doctor offer to Coleman's family in return for the favor they request, though the Silks turn the offer down?

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

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