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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 Jew is Iris' father according to the book's description of her family?
(a) Orthodox.
(b) Fervent.
(c) Hasidic.
(d) Non-practicing.

2. What is the phrase that Coleman uses with the lawyer which confuses the lawyer?
(a) Spook.
(b) Lily-white face.
(c) Dark soul.
(d) Blackie.

3. 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) $3000 for college.
(d) A job.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what college does Mr. Silk want his son, Coleman, to go when he is able to go to college?

2. Who is the young woman from the Midwest that Coleman meets when he is in school?

3. Where has Lester Farley already tried to get help after his service in the military?

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

5. The investigation into Coleman's potential racist remark found him to be ______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Silk believe is the most important thing in life, especially for a black man?

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

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

4. What is the problem with Nathan's health which has changed him forever?

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

6. What does Coleman do after his father dies when he is a student at Howard?

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

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

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

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

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