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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. What do the parents of the baby in "Do Not Go Gentle" do at their baby's hospital bedside?
(a) Talk to their son as if he can hear them.
(b) Pray.
(c) Beat hand drums and sing powwow songs.
(d) Cry.

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

3. What did the man's ex-wife used to call him in "Can I Get a Witness?"
(a) Honey Bunny.
(b) Mr. Funny.
(c) Mr. Happy.
(d) Big Loser.

4. What happens when Bill tells Richard to "go home, son"?
(a) Richard goes home.
(b) Richard throws water on Bill.
(c) Richard cusses Bill out.
(d) Richard punches Bill and breaks his nose.

5. How many other published Spokane Indian poets are there in "The Search Engine" besides Harlan Atwater?
(a) One hundred.
(b) Two.
(c) A dozen.
(d) Zero.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does "The Search Engine" take place?

2. When the man can't get 911 and dials other numbers to test the phone service after the bombing, what is the only number that answers?

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. How old is the mother of the ailing baby in "Do Not Go Gentle"?

5. Why does Richard not become involved with the woman to whom he is so attracted at the dinner he attends?

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