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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. Which of the following statements describes the father of Richard, the narrator in "Lawyer's League"?
(a) An African American politician.
(b) An African American who played defensive end in college.
(c) A Spokane Indian pro basketball star.
(d) A white pro basketball player.

2. What does the man in "Can I Get a Witness?" advise the only person he can get on the phone to do?
(a) Help rescue people from the bombing site.
(b) Help him get the woman to a hospital.
(c) Make free pizza for rescue workers.
(d) Quit his job.

3. Which of the following statements describes Richard's mother?
(a) An African American lawyer.
(b) A petite Spokane Indian ballerina.
(c) A Spokane Indian poet.
(d) A white college basketball player.

4. How many people die in the bomb explosion in "Can I Get a Witness?"
(a) One.
(b) One hundred.
(c) Forty two.
(d) None.

5. At the dinner Richard attends, how many other single people are seated at his table?
(a) None.
(b) Five.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the woman who is the main character of "Can I Get a Witness?" doing at the beginning of the story?

2. To what city does the woman to whom Richard is attracted at the dinner move?

3. What do the man and woman in "Can I Get a Witness?" each think about when they first meet?

4. 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?

5. In "Can I Get a Witness?", where does the woman ask the man to take her?

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