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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. Who asked Coleman's family to encourage Coleman to do less well in a few classes?
(a) A Jewish doctor.
(b) Nathan Henderson.
(c) Coleman's aunt.
(d) Steena.

2. What caused Coleman Silk's wife to die during the investigation into the comments he made during a class?
(a) Broken heart.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Stroke.
(d) Cancer.

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

4. Doc Chizner takes Coleman to a fight he is refereeing in ___________ in order to get Coleman to fight for another college.
(a) Boston.
(b) West Point.
(c) Providence.
(d) Memphis.

5. Who is Coleman with when he runs into Steena six years after their first love affair?
(a) Ellie.
(b) Iris.
(c) Amanda.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. Coleman is not moved by his mother's pleas for change, believing _______________.

2. What else did the person asking Coleman to do poorly in school say they would set up for Coleman?

3. What is the profession of the woman with whom Coleman Silk is having an affair?

4. What does Faunia have to do at her home in order to live without paying rent?

5. What kind of Classics teacher is Delphine Roux, the one who helped Coleman Silk with his investigation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Coleman want to do with his life at first when he is out of the military and back in New York?

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