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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. How does Coleman Silk enlist when he signs up for the military branch he does?
(a) As a mixed race man.
(b) As a gay man.
(c) As a white man.
(d) As a black man.

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

3. What kind of school did Coleman's father attend which led to his owning his own shop?
(a) Mechanic.
(b) Watchmaking.
(c) Medical.
(d) Optician.

4. What happened to the two children that Faunia left with when they left the abusive husband and father?
(a) They died in a fire.
(b) The father got custody.
(c) They were taken by social services.
(d) They ran away.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Doc Chizner tells Coleman not to tell the coach that he is __________ as this might hurt Coleman's chances of the scholarship.

2. What did Coleman Silk call the two students who never seemed to be in class when he called roll?

3. What did the person asking for Coleman to do poorly in school offer to help his mother?

4. What did Coleman Silk do first as a boy when he went to Newark Boys Club in his neighborhood?

5. What does Ellie point out to Coleman when he reveals his racial heritage with her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the current and past status of Coleman Silk's employment in this novel?

3. Why did Coleman and Iris marry if they were complete opposites without passion for each other?

4. What does the doctor who visits Coleman's family when Coleman is in high school want from Coleman and his family?

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

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

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

8. What happened during the course of the investigation into Coleman Silk's accusations?

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

10. What does the lawyer tell Coleman in regards to the restraining order against Farley?

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