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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 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) A tall Asian.
(c) Twenty pounds overweight.
(d) Handsome with kind eyes and a mustache.

2. 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 lies and says no.
(c) She says nothing.
(d) She faints.

3. Which of the following is not a way Corliss gets a prep school education in high school without attending an expensive prep school?
(a) Prep school teachers fax her study guides.
(b) Prep school teachers tutor her for free.
(c) Prep school teachers send her their reading lists.
(d) Prep school teachers fax her sample student papers.

4. Why doesn't Corliss want a white roommate?
(a) She is ashamed of her poverty and thinks whites are rich.
(b) She wants a male Indian roommate instead.
(c) White people romanticize Indians as wise and spiritual.
(d) Her tribe wants her to socialize with other Indians only.

5. What does Richard think Bill's problem with dunking really is?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) A bad temper.
(c) Racism.
(d) Insanity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of poetry does Harlan Atwater write in "The Search Engine"?

2. At the dinner Richard attends, how many other single people are seated at his table?

3. How many times does the baby die and get resuscitated?

4. Who is the woman unable to find at the beginning of "Can I Get a Witness?"

5. What happens when Corliss calls Harlan Atwater on the phone?

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