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

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

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

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

5. Doc Chizner tells Coleman not to tell the coach that he is __________ as this might hurt Coleman's chances of the scholarship.
(a) A boxer.
(b) Inexperienced.
(c) Jewish.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the day she died, Iris was in perfect health aside from a __________ that would not leave her alone.

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

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

4. Coleman tells the news that he is going to marry a white women to whom?

5. One Saturday, Nathan comes over to find Coleman in his ________ and nothing else.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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