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

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

3. What kind of Classics teacher is Delphine Roux, the one who helped Coleman Silk with his investigation?
(a) French.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Greek.
(d) Roman.

4. Coleman is a __________ skinned Jew, according to his own description.
(a) Brown.
(b) Black.
(c) Yellow.
(d) White.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The best time Faunia and Lester had together was when they were arguing and ended up _____________.

3. Coleman realizes that if he had taken the more _________ Steena to his house, things might have gone better.

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

5. What did Coleman Silk call the two students who never seemed to be in class when he called roll?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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