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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of poetry does Harlan Atwater write in "The Search Engine"?
(a) Odes.
(b) Free-verse sonnets.
(c) Cinquains.
(d) Haiku.

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

4. 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) Flying to Washington, DC.
(c) Collating files at the law firm where she works.
(d) Shopping in New York.

5. Why does Richard not become involved with the woman to whom he is so attracted at the dinner he attends?
(a) She would not be a wise choice for his political career.
(b) She is married to his boss.
(c) She has cancer.
(d) She is pregnant with another man's child.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following statements describes the father of Richard, the narrator in "Lawyer's League"?

2. Which of the following statements does not describe how the woman in "Can I Get a Witness?" feels about the people who died on September 11th?

3. What happens to the man's infant son at the beginning of "Do Not Go Gentle"?

4. How old is Corliss in "The Search Engine"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do you think Chocolate Thunder appeals to the father in "Do Not Go Gentle"?

3. How does Corliss differ from the rest of her family?

4. Do you think the woman in "Can I Get a Witness" is thinking clearly after the bombing, or do you think her head injury affects her speech and behavior?

5. How is it ironic that Bill is the only prosecutor in the lawyer's basketball league?

6. How does the woman's inability to get her waiter's attention at the beginning of "Can I Get a Witness" symbolize her relationship with her husband and sons?

7. What is the significance of Harlan Atwater not giving his real name to Corliss?

8. What is Richard's relationship with Teresa and how does it compare with what he wishes it was?

9. What are the similarities between the man and woman who meet after the bombing in "Can I Get a Witness"?

10. Before he encounters Bill and the lawyer's basketball league, does Richard's career path seem to be leading him to his goal of the Senate and the White House?

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