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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 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 never lived on a reservation.
(d) He is a fake.

2. In "The Search Engine," what is the title of Harlan Atwater's poetry book?
(a) In the Reservation of My Mind.
(b) Drumbeats.
(c) Soul Sonnets.
(d) Indian Heart Songs.

3. What does the unnamed man who is the main character of "Do Not Go Gentle" call sorrow?
(a) Mr. Grief.
(b) The Thunder Bird.
(c) Heart Sickness.
(d) The Eternal Woe.

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

5. How many times does the baby die and get resuscitated?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Corliss searches for information about Harlan Atwater, what does she find out when she e-mails other Indian writers and poets?

2. What do the parents name their baby at the end of "Do Not Go Gentle"?

3. What happens when Bill tells Richard to "go home, son"?

4. Which of the following statements does not describe how the woman in "Can I Get a Witness?" feels about the people who died on September 11th?

5. Why is Richard surprised to be invited to play basketball in a lawyer's league?

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