1. Which of the following is not a way Corliss gets a prep school education in high school without attending an expensive prep school?
(a) Prep school teachers send her their reading lists.
(b) Prep school teachers fax her study guides.
(c) Prep school teachers tutor her for free.
(d) Prep school teachers fax her sample student papers.

2. Why is Corliss drawn to Harlan Atwater's poetry?
(a) Atwater writes nature poems.
(b) Atwater's poetry is taught in her English Lit classes.
(c) Atwater writes love poems.
(d) Atwater is a Spokane Indian like her.

3. In "The Search Engine," what poet does the man in the Student Union quote at the beginning of the story?
(a) Byron.
(b) Keats.
(c) Auden.
(d) Browning.

4. Who is the woman unable to find at the beginning of "Can I Get a Witness?"
(a) Her boss.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her sons.
(d) Her waiter.

5. What are the parents in "Do Not Go Gentle" and the other parents in the hospital sick and tired of?
(a) Hospital cafeteria food.
(b) Waiting for their babies to die.
(c) Doctors and nurses.
(d) Medical bills.

Short Answer Questions

1. Near the end of "The Life and Times of Estelle Walks Above," what do Estelle and her son notice on the back of the white dress of a woman walking along the street?

2. What kind of poetry does Harlan Atwater write in "The Search Engine"?

3. What kind of lawyer is Bill?

4. In "Can I Get a Witness?", what kind of work does the woman do?

5. Who does William call at the end of "Flight Patterns"?

(see the answer key)

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