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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. Where does Delphine try to garner the attention of an older man, though she fails?
(a) Wrigley Field.
(b) Boston Metropolitan.
(c) Detroit Metro Airport.
(d) NY Public Library.

2. Who works with the reading recovery children, according to Coleman's memories?
(a) Ellie.
(b) Lisa.
(c) Steena.
(d) Faunia.

3. Which of Coleman's children never believed the story about his dead parents, even though the other children did?
(a) Mark.
(b) Jeff.
(c) Lisa.
(d) John.

4. The ____________ do not like Delphine and so they do not include her in their circle.
(a) Men.
(b) Students.
(c) Staff.
(d) Women.

5. Coleman sees Faunia sharing __________ with a bunch of her coworkers, all men, when he is on campus.
(a) Kisses.
(b) Books.
(c) Pizza.
(d) Coffee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Faunia decides that she and the animal are now ___________, even though the animal might hurt her.

2. Who does Coleman call from the pay phone that he finds in the student union building?

3. There is only one man that Delphine considers to be datable - a professor of ___________ in Boston.

4. How many visits does it take for Les to be able to sit down a the restaurant and eat a meal without trouble?

5. What does Delphine accuse Coleman of sending in her name, even though she says she did not write it?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the complaint that Coleman refused to listen to from a student, which made Delphine an adversary?

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

3. What does Coleman think when he sees the members of the Elderhostel classes walking to the dining hall?

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

5. What does Faunia end up doing with the ring Coleman gave to her?

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

7. What is in the content of the first letter that Delphine writes to Coleman, though she tears it up?

8. What was the issue with the girl in Lisa's reading recovery group that made her question her teaching abilities?

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

10. How does Les feel when he goes up to the Moving Wall memorial?

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