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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Slipping the Punch.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Coleman tells the news that he is going to marry a white women to whom?
(a) Delphine.
(b) His brother.
(c) Nathan.
(d) His mother.

2. What does Coleman suffer for the first time upon his arrival at Howard College?
(a) Open discrimination.
(b) Poor grades.
(c) Beatings.
(d) Anxiety attacks.

3. What does Coleman want to do with his life once he gets out of the military?
(a) Get married.
(b) Become a poet.
(c) Become a banker.
(d) Go back to boxing.

4. What did Coleman Silk call the two students who never seemed to be in class when he called roll?
(a) Bastards.
(b) Rebels.
(c) Spooks.
(d) Ghosts.

5. What is the favorite piece of literature of Coleman's father, according to the book?
(a) A Midsummer Night's Dream.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) Julius Caesar.
(d) Othello.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the phrase that Coleman uses with the lawyer which confuses the lawyer?

3. Coleman's father believed that education was the more important thing in life, especially for a __________.

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

5. Who does Coleman feel he can be himself around when he is dating her?

(see the answer key)

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