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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 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.

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

3. When Corliss searches for information about Harlan Atwater, what does she find out from the Spokane Indian tribe?
(a) Nothing, no one has ever heard of him.
(b) His father was also a poet.
(c) Atwater is from a large and well known Spokane family.
(d) Atwater is an alcoholic.

4. How does the woman respond when the man asks her if she was inside the place that just got bombed?
(a) She lies and says no.
(b) She says yes.
(c) She says nothing.
(d) She faints.

5. 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?
(a) About $512.
(b) Less than $20
(c) About one thousand dollars.
(d) About one million dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the woman unable to find at the beginning of "Can I Get a Witness?"

2. To what city does the woman to whom Richard is attracted at the dinner move?

3. How many times does the baby die and get resuscitated?

4. What did the man's ex-wife used to call him in "Can I Get a Witness?"

5. What kind of poetry does Harlan Atwater write in "The Search Engine"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Corliss's apartment and the way it is furnished indicate about Corliss?

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

4. Who is Mr. Grief in "Do Not Go Gentle"?

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

10. What is the significance of the last line of "Lawyer's League" in which Richard says, "Do you understand I have a limited range of motion"?

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