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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 did Coleman Silk call the two students who never seemed to be in class when he called roll?
(a) Spooks.
(b) Rebels.
(c) Bastards.
(d) Ghosts.

2. Who is the young woman from the Midwest that Coleman meets when he is in school?
(a) Ellie.
(b) Julie.
(c) Steena.
(d) Iris.

3. Coleman and Iris married more out of convenience and companionship than out of _________.
(a) Necessity.
(b) Desire.
(c) Legality.
(d) Passion.

4. What does Coleman want to do with his life once he gets out of the military?
(a) Become a banker.
(b) Go back to boxing.
(c) Get married.
(d) Become a poet.

5. What else did the person asking Coleman to do poorly in school say they would set up for Coleman?
(a) A college acceptance letter.
(b) An apartment.
(c) $3000 for college.
(d) A job.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who began molesting Faunia after her mother got remarried?

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

3. Doc Chizner tells Coleman not to tell the coach that he is __________ as this might hurt Coleman's chances of the scholarship.

4. Iris' father never married her mother because he is highly distrustful of ____________.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the current and past status of Coleman Silk's employment in this novel?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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