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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. What ended up bringing Iris and Coleman closer together during their marriage?
(a) His affair.
(b) Nathan.
(c) Her disease.
(d) The investigation.

2. 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.

3. Coleman is a __________ skinned Jew, according to his own description.
(a) Brown.
(b) Black.
(c) Yellow.
(d) White.

4. Who began molesting Faunia after her mother got remarried?
(a) Lester.
(b) Nathan.
(c) Coleman.
(d) Her stepfather.

5. 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) They were taken by social services.
(c) They ran away.
(d) The father got custody.

Short Answer Questions

1. Coleman tells the news that he is going to marry a white women to whom?

2. What does Iris seem to believe about Coleman's heritage, just as so many others in his life have assumed?

3. The best time Faunia and Lester had together was when they were arguing and ended up _____________.

4. What happened to Nathan that caused him to live a life of celibacy?

5. What does Coleman realize when he is trying to write his own story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened on the day that Nathan found Coleman in only his shorts?

2. How does Coleman reveal his family secret to the woman he loves while he's in college?

3. Describe Iris' health on the day that she died, according to the book's description.

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

5. What did the nice letter that Coleman found in his personal belongings say?

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

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

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

9. What does Doc Chizner tell Coleman not to tell the Pitt coach when he is applying for a scholarship?

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

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