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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) A white pro basketball player.
(b) A Spokane Indian pro basketball star.
(c) An African American politician.
(d) An African American who played defensive end in college.

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

3. When Bill keeps protesting every basket Richard makes, what do the other lawyers suggest?
(a) That Richard go home.
(b) That Bill be asked to leave the game.
(c) That Bill and Richard both leave the game.
(d) That Richard challenge Bill.

4. Which of the following statements does not describe the man who asks the female main character in "Can I Get a Witness" if she's okay after the bombing?
(a) Handsome with kind eyes and a mustache.
(b) Twenty pounds overweight.
(c) A tall Asian.
(d) A short forty-something Caucasian.

5. 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 good friends with a well known Indian novelist.
(c) Nothing, none of the other writers has ever heard of him.
(d) Atwater is the pen name of a white man.

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. What kind of lawyer is Bill?

3. What are Richard's career goals?

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

5. Which of the following statements does not describe Richard's job experiences?

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