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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. What kind of poetry does Harlan Atwater write in "The Search Engine"?
(a) Odes.
(b) Haiku.
(c) Free-verse sonnets.
(d) Cinquains.

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

3. Why doesn't Corliss own her own computer?
(a) She doesn't know how to use a computer.
(b) She doesn't like computers.
(c) She doesn't need to use computers for her classes.
(d) She's too poor to afford one.

4. What does William's daughter in "Flight Patterns" fear will happen to him after September 11th?
(a) That he will leave her and Marie.
(b) That his plane will be hijacked by terrorists.
(c) That his plane will crash.
(d) That he will be mistaken for a terrorist.

5. Which of the following statements does not describe how the woman in "Can I Get a Witness?" feels about the people who died on September 11th?
(a) Some of them deserved to die.
(b) Some of them could have been abusing their daughters.
(c) Some of them could have been cheating on their wives.
(d) None of them deserved to die.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what physical feature is Estelle's son known?

2. Where did Richard grow up?

3. Near the end of "The Life and Times of Estelle Walks Above," what do Estelle and her son notice on the back of the white dress of a woman walking along the street?

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

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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