1. Which of the following does not describe the physical appearance of Corliss?
(a) Plain-featured with clear, dark brown skin, and long hair.
(b) Short and thirty pounds overweight.
(c) Tall with thick glasses.
(d) Large-breasted and wearing red cowboy boots.

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

3. What does Corliss want to buy the white woman she encounters at the Student Union?
(a) Poetry books.
(b) Sandwiches and ice cream.
(c) College textbooks.
(d) A winter coat.

4. Why don't the parents of the baby in "Do Not Go Gentle" name their son at the beginning of the story?
(a) They haven't thought up a good name yet.
(b) They don't want the child.
(c) They don't think he'll live.
(d) They might give their child up for adoption.

5. How old is the mother of the ailing baby in "Do Not Go Gentle"?
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Forty.

Short Answer Questions

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?

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

3. What is Bill's nickname in "Lawyer's League"?

4. What happens to the baby at the end of "Do Not Go Gentle"?

5. What "dirty secret" does Richard reveal about Indian tribal leaders at the beginning of "Lawyer's League"?

(see the answer key)

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