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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Life and Times of Estelle Walks Above".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what city does the woman to whom Richard is attracted at the dinner move?
(a) London.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Boston.
(d) Paris.

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

3. What is Bill's nickname in "Lawyer's League"?
(a) Kobe Bryant.
(b) Little Bill.
(c) Big Bill.
(d) The Terminator.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Estelle's son say at the end of the story that he and his mother have done all his life and will keep doing until one eventually buries the other?

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

4. Which of the following statements does not describe the woman's life in "Can I Get a Witness?"

5. How does Corliss pay for the SAT-prep course that won her a dozen academic scholarships for college?

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