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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the woman in "Can I Get a Witness" doing on September 11th when the World Trade Center attacks occurred?
(a) Taking her children to school.
(b) Shopping in New York.
(c) Flying to Washington, DC.
(d) Collating files at the law firm where she works.

2. What happens to the man's infant son at the beginning of "Do Not Go Gentle"?
(a) He has a seizure.
(b) He falls down stairs.
(c) He is in a car accident.
(d) He suffocates in his crib.

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?
(a) The local newspaper.
(b) Lou's Bail Bonds.
(c) Domino's Pizza.
(d) The local hospital.

4. What does the unnamed man who is the main character of "Do Not Go Gentle" call sorrow?
(a) Heart Sickness.
(b) Mr. Grief.
(c) The Thunder Bird.
(d) The Eternal Woe.

5. Why is Corliss drawn to Harlan Atwater's poetry?
(a) Atwater's poetry is taught in her English Lit classes.
(b) Atwater writes love poems.
(c) Atwater is a Spokane Indian like her.
(d) Atwater writes nature poems.

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

7. Which of the following statements does not describe the bomber in "Can I Get a Witness?"
(a) Raised in upper-class comfort.
(b) A Palestinian refugee.
(c) A doctoral student in economics.
(d) A Syrian American born in Seattle.

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

9. Which of the following statements describes the father of Richard, the narrator in "Lawyer's League"?
(a) An African American who played defensive end in college.
(b) An African American politician.
(c) A white pro basketball player.
(d) A Spokane Indian pro basketball star.

10. What does the man in "Can I Get a Witness?" advise the only person he can get on the phone to do?
(a) Quit his job.
(b) Make free pizza for rescue workers.
(c) Help rescue people from the bombing site.
(d) Help him get the woman to a hospital.

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

12. 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) Eating lunch at a restaurant.
(d) Working at a law firm.

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

14. How does the woman respond when the man asks her if she was inside the place that just got bombed?
(a) She says yes.
(b) She says nothing.
(c) She lies and says no.
(d) She faints.

15. Who directs Corliss to Harlan Atwater's address?
(a) The campus librarian.
(b) A homeless man she meets outside McDonald's.
(c) A famous Spokane Indian novelist.
(d) Corliss's father and uncles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the mother of the ailing baby in "Do Not Go Gentle"?

2. At the dinner Richard attends, how many other single people are seated at his table?

3. What do the parents of the baby in "Do Not Go Gentle" do at their baby's hospital bedside?

4. Why doesn't Corliss own her own computer?

5. How many other published Spokane Indian poets are there in "The Search Engine" besides Harlan Atwater?

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