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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. Why does Richard not become involved with the woman to whom he is so attracted at the dinner he attends?
(a) She is pregnant with another man's child.
(b) She has cancer.
(c) She is married to his boss.
(d) She would not be a wise choice for his political career.

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

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

4. What does the man in "Do Not Go Gentle" overhear in his waking sleep?
(a) Doctors predicting his son will die.
(b) An angel predicting his child will live.
(c) Another grieving father crying over a dying child.
(d) Other grieving fathers insulting a fat woman.

5. Which of the following statements does not describe the woman's life in "Can I Get a Witness?"
(a) She has a husband and two sons.
(b) She's middle-aged.
(c) She's college-educated and making ten dollars an hour.
(d) She's happy with her job and marriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Richard's career goals?

2. What kind of store does the man in "Do Not Go Gentle" mistakenly visit instead of a toy store?

3. 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?

4. According to the librarian, how many other people have checked out Harlan Atwater's book before Corliss?

5. What does Richard know about the other basketball players from lunchtime games with them?

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