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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nathan is worried that he may not have been a ___________ to Coleman, but then he learns of Coleman's secret.

2. One of Coleman's female students complained about Coleman teaching ___________ which discriminated against women.

3. Despite a broken __________ and a tattoo from his experience, Coleman survived.

4. Delphine believes that women should not hide their ___________, but they also should not flaunt it.

5. Where does Delphine try to garner the attention of an older man, though she fails?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Faunia try to give the crow when she is at the Audubon Society?

2. What is in the content of the first letter that Delphine writes to Coleman, though she tears it up?

3. Why doesn't Faunia like to spend the night with men she is dating?

4. How does Les feel when he goes up to the Moving Wall memorial?

5. What happens to stop Coleman from going to Delphine's office to confront her?

6. What does Faunia end up doing with the ring Coleman gave to her?

7. What are Delphine's ideas about women and about their sexuality?

8. Why did Coleman decide to never tell his children or his wife about his racial heritage?

9. What happens to the personal ad Delphine sends out in order to find love?

10. What was the complaint that Coleman refused to listen to from a student, which made Delphine an adversary?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Delphine is an interesting character, one who seems to want to help Coleman and yet hurt him, too.

Part 1: Why do you think the Delphine is so quick to attack Coleman?

Part 2: Do you believe Delphine might have feelings toward Coleman? Why or why not?

Part 3: What do you think might happen if Delphine were to confess her true feelings about Coleman?

Essay Topic 2

The choice Coleman makes to not talk about his racial background causes grief for many people in his life - even if they don't realize it.

Part 1: How might Coleman's life have been different had he been upfront about his race?

Part 2: What might have happened with the "spoof" incident had Coleman confessed his background?

Part 3: How might Coleman's family life have been different had he been honest about his heritage?

Essay Topic 3

The title of this book is certainly striking in and of itself, even before a reader dives into the text.

Part 1: What did you think the title referred to when you first picked up the book?

Part 2: Having read the book, how does the title relate to the book?

Part 3: The idea of a stain implies a negative meaning. Does this title have a negative connotation? Why or why not?

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