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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 ended up bringing Iris and Coleman closer together during their marriage?
(a) His affair.
(b) Nathan.
(c) Her disease.
(d) The investigation.

2. Coleman Silk was a professor of _________ and Latin at the college.
(a) Greek.
(b) French.
(c) Italian.
(d) Spanish.

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

4. Who does Coleman go to in order to complain about Farley and his behavior?
(a) Delphine.
(b) Nathan.
(c) The college president.
(d) A lawyer.

5. What does Coleman do when his father dies during the middle of his first semester at college?
(a) Joins the Marines.
(b) Joins the Navy.
(c) Joins the Army.
(d) Joins the Air Force.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the phrase that Coleman uses with the lawyer which confuses the lawyer?

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

3. Coleman's father believed that education was the more important thing in life, especially for a __________.

4. What caused Coleman Silk's wife to die during the investigation into the comments he made during a class?

5. What happened to the two children that Faunia left with when they left the abusive husband and father?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the lawyer tell Coleman in regards to the restraining order against Farley?

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

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

5. How does Coleman reveal his family secret to the woman he loves while he's in college?

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

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

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

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

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

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