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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

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) Having an affair.
(b) Taking her child to school.
(c) Working at a law firm.
(d) Eating lunch at a restaurant.

2. How old is Corliss in "The Search Engine"?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Thirty.

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

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

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

6. What does Richard think Bill's problem with dunking really is?
(a) Insanity.
(b) Racism.
(c) A bad temper.
(d) Jealousy.

7. Which of the following statements does not describe how the woman has fantasized she would behave if she had been caught in the Twin Towers on September 11th?
(a) She would have let her family think she had died.
(b) She would have helped them escape the Twin Towers.
(c) She would have walked away and started a new life.
(d) She would have disappeared.

8. What does Richard know about the other basketball players from lunchtime games with them?
(a) They have a violent core inside.
(b) They play well.
(c) They hate Indians.
(d) They cheat.

9. How many people die in the bomb explosion in "Can I Get a Witness?"
(a) One hundred.
(b) One.
(c) None.
(d) Forty two.

10. Which of the following does not describe the physical appearance of Corliss?
(a) Plain-featured with clear, dark brown skin, and long hair.
(b) Tall with thick glasses.
(c) Large-breasted and wearing red cowboy boots.
(d) Short and thirty pounds overweight.

11. How old is the female main character of "Can I Get a Witness?"
(a) Eighty.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Fifty.

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

13. In "The Search Engine," what is the title of Harlan Atwater's poetry book?
(a) In the Reservation of My Mind.
(b) Drumbeats.
(c) Soul Sonnets.
(d) Indian Heart Songs.

14. What does Richard imagine at the end of "Lawyer's League"?
(a) Being President of the U.S.
(b) Winning a basketball championship.
(c) Marriage to Theresa.
(d) Defending his fight with Bill at a press conference.

15. Where is the man in "Do Not Go Gentle" when he falls into a waking sleep?
(a) His son's bedside.
(b) The hospital bathroom.
(c) A church pew.
(d) A shaman's tipi.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people survive the bomb explosion?

2. What are the parents in "Do Not Go Gentle" and the other parents in the hospital sick and tired of?

3. What do the man and woman in "Can I Get a Witness?" each think about when they first meet?

4. Why don't the parents of the baby in "Do Not Go Gentle" name their son at the beginning of the story?

5. What kind of lawyers are most of the players on Steve's team?

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