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

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

3. Which of the following statements does not describe what Corliss learns about Harlan Atwater when she finally meets him face to face?
(a) He lived everything he wrote in his poems.
(b) He was raised by white adoptive parents, not Indians.
(c) He is a fake.
(d) He never lived on a reservation.

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) A short forty-something Caucasian.
(b) Twenty pounds overweight.
(c) Handsome with kind eyes and a mustache.
(d) A tall Asian.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Can I Get a Witness?", how does the woman feel about her husband?

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

3. How does the woman feel about her children in "Can I Get a Witness?"

4. Why doesn't Corliss own her own computer?

5. What does Bill say when Richard steals the ball while Bill is dribbling?

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