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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Which of the following does not describe Harlan Atwater's physical appearance in "The Search Engine"?
(a) Thick glasses.
(b) Short and fat.
(c) Tall and handsome.
(d) Dark-skinned yet pasty.

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

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

7. What kind of lawyers are most of the players on Steve's team?
(a) Tax attorneys.
(b) Prosecutors.
(c) Divorce lawyers.
(d) Public defenders.

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

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

10. What do the parents name their baby at the end of "Do Not Go Gentle"?
(a) Tommy.
(b) Johnny.
(c) Red Cloud.
(d) Abraham.

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

12. What does Corliss learn about Harlan Atwater from his interview in Radical Seattle Weekly?
(a) He has also written short stories.
(b) He is blind.
(c) He claims to be sacred, traditional, and connected to his tribe.
(d) He is dying of cancer.

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

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

15. How does Corliss pay for the SAT-prep course that won her a dozen academic scholarships for college?
(a) She gets babysitting jobs.
(b) She collects aluminum cans.
(c) She works as a waitress.
(d) Her grandmother loans her the money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What "dirty secret" does Richard reveal about Indian tribal leaders at the beginning of "Lawyer's League"?

2. What does the man in "Do Not Go Gentle" overhear in his waking sleep?

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

4. What happens when Bill tells Richard to "go home, son"?

5. Which of the following statements does not describe what Corliss learns about Harlan Atwater when she finally meets him face to face?

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