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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. When Corliss searches for information about Harlan Atwater, what does she find out when she e-mails other Indian writers and poets?
(a) Atwater is really a woman.
(b) Atwater is the pen name of a white man.
(c) Atwater is good friends with a well known Indian novelist.
(d) Nothing, none of the other writers has ever heard of him.

2. Who directs Corliss to Harlan Atwater's address?
(a) The campus librarian.
(b) Corliss's father and uncles.
(c) A homeless man she meets outside McDonald's.
(d) A famous Spokane Indian novelist.

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

4. How do Corliss's father and uncles feel about poetry?
(a) They hate poetry.
(b) They love poetry.
(c) They like only Native American poetry.
(d) They love to set poetry to music.

5. Which of the following does not describe the physical appearance of Corliss?
(a) Short and thirty pounds overweight.
(b) Tall with thick glasses.
(c) Plain-featured with clear, dark brown skin, and long hair.
(d) Large-breasted and wearing red cowboy boots.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following statements does not describe what Corliss learns about Harlan Atwater when she finally meets him face to face?

2. At the dinner Richard attends, how many other single people are seated at his table?

3. Where did Richard grow up?

4. Why doesn't Corliss want a white roommate?

5. Which of the following is not a way Corliss gets a prep school education in high school without attending an expensive prep school?

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