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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. In what animal does Faunia seem to take a particular interest?

2. What does Delphine try to do in order to rectify the mistake she makes on her email?

3. Who works with the reading recovery children, according to Coleman's memories?

4. The girl at the place where Faunia goes is feeding a ___________, but lets Faunia come right in.

5. What does Delphine tell the Campus Police about her ransacked office?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lisa think about Coleman's obvious attraction to Faunia?

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

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

6. How does Nathan encounter Coleman and Faunia at the open rehearsal of the Boston Symphony?

7. What does Nathan think about Coleman's absence at first when Coleman stops spending time with him?

8. What does Nathan come to realize is the reason why Coleman stayed away from him?

9. What is one of the lessons that Les has to endure as a part of his new therapy with a fellow Vietnam vet?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Coleman's determination to live a life the way he wanted to live it had effects on everyone, even if that wasn't his intention.

Part 1: Why do you think Coleman was all right with the idea that his family basically disowned him?

Part 2: Why do you think that Coleman decided to choose to be white instead of black?

Part 3: How do you think Coleman's friends would have reacted had they known he was part black?

Essay Topic 2

The children in Coleman's family seem to side with everyone else besides their father.

Part 1: Why do you think Coleman's children were so distant from him in the end?

Part 2: Do you think the choice of the funeral at the college chapel was also an attempt to hide their father's true identity? Why or why not?

Part 3: If you were one of Coleman's children, would you be upset with him? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In the end, the dialogue between Nathan and Les talks about having a secret place where someone can go without being disturbed.

Part 1: Why do you think it's important to Les that he have a secret spot?

Part 2: What does Les' need for a secret spot have to say about him as a person?

Part 3: Do you think Les was the killer behind the murders of Faunia and Coleman? Why or why not?

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