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

2. What did the man's ex-wife used to call him in "Can I Get a Witness?"
(a) Big Loser.
(b) Mr. Funny.
(c) Honey Bunny.
(d) Mr. Happy.

3. What kind of poetry does Harlan Atwater write in "The Search Engine"?
(a) Cinquains.
(b) Haiku.
(c) Free-verse sonnets.
(d) Odes.

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

5. What does Bill say when Richard steals the ball while Bill is dribbling?
(a) You cheated.
(b) Do it again and you're dead.
(c) Foul.
(d) Time out.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How many other published Spokane Indian poets are there in "The Search Engine" besides Harlan Atwater?

3. What does Richard think Bill's problem with dunking really is?

4. When the man can't get 911 and dials other numbers to test the phone service after the bombing, what is the only number that answers?

5. In "Can I Get a Witness?", what kind of work does the woman do?

(see the answer key)

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