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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. Why do crowds gather to listen to the man and his wife in "Do Not Go Gentle"?
(a) They are both good singers.
(b) They are famous actors.
(c) They are fighting loudly.
(d) They are crying loudly.

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

3. 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 would not be a wise choice for his political career.
(d) She is married to his boss.

4. How many people survive the bomb explosion?
(a) One hundred.
(b) Forty one.
(c) One.
(d) None.

5. Which of the following is something William does?
(a) Eats processed sugar.
(b) Declines to take pills.
(c) Drinks.
(d) Smokes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does not describe the physical appearance of Corliss?

2. Why is Corliss drawn to Harlan Atwater's poetry?

3. In "Can I Get a Witness?", what kind of work does the woman do?

4. What health problem does William have?

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

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