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

2. 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.

3. What school does Corliss attend?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Yale.
(c) Washington State University.
(d) Princeton.

4. To what kind of dinner is Richard invited?
(a) A bipartisan lobbyist dinner.
(b) A college graduation dinner.
(c) A Republican campaign dinner.
(d) A basketball team's celebratory dinner.

5. How does the woman respond when the man asks her if she was inside the place that just got bombed?
(a) She says nothing.
(b) She says yes.
(c) She faints.
(d) She lies and says no.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Corliss in "The Search Engine"?

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

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

4. What happens when Corliss calls Harlan Atwater on the phone?

5. What kind of work does the man in "Can I Get a Witness?" do?

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