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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. What does Coleman realize when he is trying to write his own story?
(a) It is a useless effort.
(b) He can not be objective.
(c) It is too unbelievable.
(d) He can not write well.

2. 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.

3. Coleman is not moved by his mother's pleas for change, believing _______________.
(a) He is doing what is right for him.
(b) She is too selfish.
(c) Iris would not like his mom.
(d) She is racist.

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

5. Coleman's father believed that education was the more important thing in life, especially for a __________.
(a) Dyslexic child.
(b) Black man.
(c) Poor man.
(d) Boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who began molesting Faunia after her mother got remarried?

2. Doc Chizner takes Coleman to a fight he is refereeing in ___________ in order to get Coleman to fight for another college.

3. Who asked Coleman's family to encourage Coleman to do less well in a few classes?

4. What is the favorite piece of literature of Coleman's father, according to the book?

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

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