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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. In "The Search Engine," what poet does the man in the Student Union quote at the beginning of the story?
(a) Byron.
(b) Keats.
(c) Auden.
(d) Browning.

2. 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 pregnant with another man's child.
(c) She is married to his boss.
(d) She has cancer.

3. At the end of "The Search Engine," what does Corliss ask Harlan Atwater for that he does not give her?
(a) Romance.
(b) His real name.
(c) A critique of poetry she's written.
(d) Money.

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

5. How do Corliss's father and uncles feel about poetry?
(a) They love to set poetry to music.
(b) They hate poetry.
(c) They love poetry.
(d) They like only Native American poetry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Richard grow up?

2. In "Do Not Go Gentle," how much money does the father think could be collected from the wallets and purses of all his relatives in total?

3. According to the librarian, how many other people have checked out Harlan Atwater's book before Corliss?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Corliss think white people feel about Indians?

2. 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?

3. What do Corliss's visits to McDonald's illustrate?

4. Discuss the influence of Native American culture on the life of the woman in "Can I Get a Witness?"

5. Why do you think the woman in "Can I Get a Witness" wants the man to take her to his home after the bombing rather than to hers?

6. Explain how overhearing the other fathers in the hospital bathroom motivates the father in "Do Not Go Gentle."

7. Explain why Corliss identifies so strongly with Harlan Atwater.

8. 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?

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

10. What Native American healing traditions do the parents of the dying baby in "Do Not Go Gentle" bring into the hospital?

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