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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Bill keeps protesting every basket Richard makes, what do the other lawyers suggest?
(a) That Bill and Richard both leave the game.
(b) That Bill be asked to leave the game.
(c) That Richard challenge Bill.
(d) That Richard go home.

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

3. Why don't the parents of the baby in "Do Not Go Gentle" name their son at the beginning of the story?
(a) They haven't thought up a good name yet.
(b) They don't want the child.
(c) They don't think he'll live.
(d) They might give their child up for adoption.

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

5. How does the woman feel about her children in "Can I Get a Witness?"
(a) She wants more children.
(b) She never wanted children.
(c) She hates them.
(d) She loves them.

6. What did the man's ex-wife used to call him in "Can I Get a Witness?"
(a) Big Loser.
(b) Honey Bunny.
(c) Mr. Funny.
(d) Mr. Happy.

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

8. What happens when Corliss calls Harlan Atwater on the phone?
(a) Atwater invites her to his home.
(b) Atwater invites her to his next poetry reading.
(c) Although flattered by the call, Atwater hangs up on her.
(d) Atwater flirts with her.

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

10. Which of the following statements does not describe the woman's life in "Can I Get a Witness?"
(a) She's happy with her job and marriage.
(b) She's middle-aged.
(c) She's college-educated and making ten dollars an hour.
(d) She has a husband and two sons.

11. What is the woman who is the main character of "Can I Get a Witness?" doing at the beginning of the story?
(a) Working at a law firm.
(b) Eating lunch at a restaurant.
(c) Having an affair.
(d) Taking her child to school.

12. What are the parents in "Do Not Go Gentle" and the other parents in the hospital sick and tired of?
(a) Doctors and nurses.
(b) Medical bills.
(c) Hospital cafeteria food.
(d) Waiting for their babies to die.

13. At the dinner Richard attends, how many other single people are seated at his table?
(a) None.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

14. Which of the following statements describes Richard's mother?
(a) A white college basketball player.
(b) A petite Spokane Indian ballerina.
(c) A Spokane Indian poet.
(d) An African American lawyer.

15. What are Richard's career goals?
(a) To start a restaurant.
(b) To be a pro basketball player.
(c) To be a U.S. senator and then run for president.
(d) To write novels.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Can I Get a Witness?", where does the woman ask the man to take her?

2. What kind of work does the man in "Can I Get a Witness?" do?

3. What does Richard think Bill's problem with dunking really is?

4. What does Richard imagine at the end of "Lawyer's League"?

5. Why is Corliss drawn to Harlan Atwater's poetry?

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