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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does "The Search Engine" take place?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New York.
(d) Seattle.

3. Where did Richard grow up?
(a) Phoenix.
(b) Seattle.
(c) California.
(d) Oklahoma.

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

5. In "Can I Get a Witness?", how does the woman feel about her husband?
(a) She wishes he made more money.
(b) She hates him.
(c) She loves him.
(d) She wishes he were with her.

6. When Corliss searches for information about Harlan Atwater, what does she find out when she e-mails other Indian writers and poets?
(a) Atwater is really a woman.
(b) Nothing, none of the other writers has ever heard of him.
(c) Atwater is the pen name of a white man.
(d) Atwater is good friends with a well known Indian novelist.

7. What "dirty secret" does Richard reveal about Indian tribal leaders at the beginning of "Lawyer's League"?
(a) Many become alcoholics.
(b) Many embezzle tribal funds.
(c) Many engage in extramarital affairs.
(d) Many are functionally illiterate.

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

9. 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 disappeared.
(c) She would have walked away and started a new life.
(d) She would have helped them escape the Twin Towers.

10. In "Can I Get a Witness?", what kind of work does the woman do?
(a) She's a paralegal.
(b) She's a dentist.
(c) She's a teacher.
(d) She's a writer.

11. Which of the following is not a way Corliss gets a prep school education in high school without attending an expensive prep school?
(a) Prep school teachers fax her study guides.
(b) Prep school teachers fax her sample student papers.
(c) Prep school teachers send her their reading lists.
(d) Prep school teachers tutor her for free.

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

13. 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) The local hospital.
(c) Domino's Pizza.
(d) Lou's Bail Bonds.

14. What does the man in "Do Not Go Gentle" overhear in his waking sleep?
(a) Another grieving father crying over a dying child.
(b) Doctors predicting his son will die.
(c) Other grieving fathers insulting a fat woman.
(d) An angel predicting his child will live.

15. Who is the woman unable to find at the beginning of "Can I Get a Witness?"
(a) Her boss.
(b) Her sons.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her waiter.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What do the parents name their baby at the end of "Do Not Go Gentle"?

4. Why does the man in "Do Not Go Gentle" think his wife is sadder than he is?

5. What does Richard know about the other basketball players from lunchtime games with them?

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