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

2. How does Coleman Silk enlist when he signs up for the military branch he does?
(a) As a white man.
(b) As a black man.
(c) As a gay man.
(d) As a mixed race man.

3. One Saturday, Nathan comes over to find Coleman in his ________ and nothing else.
(a) Socks.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Shorts.
(d) Undershirt.

4. What does Iris seem to believe about Coleman's heritage, just as so many others in his life have assumed?
(a) He is black.
(b) He is a WASP.
(c) He is hiding something.
(d) He is Jewish.

5. ____________ was also an abstract painter and a poet.
(a) Coleman.
(b) Nathan.
(c) Iris.
(d) Faunia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Coleman go to in order to complain about Farley and his behavior?

2. How many days does Coleman wait before seeing Faunia after the incident with her husband stalking her?

3. What does Coleman do when his father dies during the middle of his first semester at college?

4. What is the profession of the man who taught boxing at the Boys Club?

5. Coleman is a __________ skinned Jew, according to his own description.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happened during the course of the investigation into Coleman Silk's accusations?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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