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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. Which of the following statements is not marital advice Estelle gives her son?
(a) Vacuum.
(b) Give your wife expensive gifts.
(c) Do the laundry.
(d) Wash dishes.

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

3. Which of the following statements does not describe what Corliss learns about Harlan Atwater when she finally meets him face to face?
(a) He was raised by white adoptive parents, not Indians.
(b) He lived everything he wrote in his poems.
(c) He never lived on a reservation.
(d) He is a fake.

4. To what kind of dinner is Richard invited?
(a) A Republican campaign dinner.
(b) A college graduation dinner.
(c) A basketball team's celebratory dinner.
(d) A bipartisan lobbyist dinner.

5. Which of the following does not describe Harlan Atwater's physical appearance in "The Search Engine"?
(a) Short and fat.
(b) Tall and handsome.
(c) Thick glasses.
(d) Dark-skinned yet pasty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Estelle's answering machine message say she's probably out doing?

2. What does Corliss want to buy the white woman she encounters at the Student Union?

3. 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?

4. What school does Corliss attend?

5. About what does William sometimes fantasize?

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