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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Do Not Go Gentle".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is something the man and his wife in "Do Not Go Gentle" do with Chocolate Thunder?
(a) Hang it over their baby's crib as a mobile.
(b) Give it to a neighbor.
(c) Use it as a paperweight.
(d) Bury it.

2. Why is Richard surprised to be invited to play basketball in a lawyer's league?
(a) He is a lousy basketball player.
(b) He doesn't play basketball.
(c) He's not a lawyer.
(d) He doesn't know the other players.

3. Which of the following statements describes Richard's mother?
(a) An African American lawyer.
(b) A Spokane Indian poet.
(c) A petite Spokane Indian ballerina.
(d) A white college basketball player.

4. What "dirty secret" does Richard reveal about Indian tribal leaders at the beginning of "Lawyer's League"?
(a) Many embezzle tribal funds.
(b) Many engage in extramarital affairs.
(c) Many become alcoholics.
(d) Many are functionally illiterate.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the parents of the baby in "Do Not Go Gentle" do at their baby's hospital bedside?

2. Which of the following does not describe Harlan Atwater's physical appearance in "The Search Engine"?

3. At the end of "The Search Engine," what does Corliss ask Harlan Atwater for that he does not give her?

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

5. How old is the female main character of "Can I Get a Witness?"

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