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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 is the woman who is the main character of "Can I Get a Witness?" doing at the beginning of the story?
(a) Taking her child to school.
(b) Having an affair.
(c) Working at a law firm.
(d) Eating lunch at a restaurant.

2. What does the woman want to drink once she reaches the man's apartment?
(a) Cola.
(b) Water.
(c) Wine.
(d) Juice.

3. What happens to the baby at the end of "Do Not Go Gentle"?
(a) He stays in his coma
(b) He recovers fully.
(c) He dies.
(d) He has a partial recovery.

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

5. How do Corliss's father and uncles feel about poetry?
(a) They love poetry.
(b) They love to set poetry to music.
(c) They like only Native American poetry.
(d) They hate poetry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man in "Do Not Go Gentle" overhear in his waking sleep?

2. What do the parents of the baby in "Do Not Go Gentle" do at their baby's hospital bedside?

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

4. How many other published Spokane Indian poets are there in "The Search Engine" besides Harlan Atwater?

5. What does Bill say when Richard dunks the basketball?

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