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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Can I Get a Witness?".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of work does the man in "Can I Get a Witness?" do?
(a) He owns a nightclub.
(b) He tends bar.
(c) He designs computer games.
(d) He drives a taxi.

2. Which of the following statements does not describe Richard's job experiences?
(a) He worked for the first Chinese American governor in the US.
(b) He manages the Native Voices Now voter registration drive.
(c) He interned for the first African American mayor of Seattle.
(d) He edited a Seattle newspaper.

3. What does Corliss learn about Harlan Atwater from his interview in Radical Seattle Weekly?
(a) He claims to be sacred, traditional, and connected to his tribe.
(b) He is dying of cancer.
(c) He has also written short stories.
(d) He is blind.

4. How old is the female main character of "Can I Get a Witness?"
(a) Twenty.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Eighty.
(d) Thirty.

5. At the end of "The Search Engine," what does Corliss ask Harlan Atwater for that he does not give her?
(a) A critique of poetry she's written.
(b) Money.
(c) His real name.
(d) Romance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who directs Corliss to Harlan Atwater's address?

2. Which of the following statements does not describe how the woman has fantasized she would behave if she had been caught in the Twin Towers on September 11th?

3. When the man can't get 911 and dials other numbers to test the phone service after the bombing, what is the only number that answers?

4. How many other published Spokane Indian poets are there in "The Search Engine" besides Harlan Atwater?

5. What did the man's ex-wife used to call him in "Can I Get a Witness?"

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