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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. Which of the following statements does not describe the man who asks the female main character in "Can I Get a Witness" if she's okay after the bombing?
(a) Handsome with kind eyes and a mustache.
(b) Twenty pounds overweight.
(c) A tall Asian.
(d) A short forty-something Caucasian.

2. In "Can I Get a Witness?", what kind of work does the woman do?
(a) She's a dentist.
(b) She's a teacher.
(c) She's a paralegal.
(d) She's a writer.

3. Which of the following does not describe the physical appearance of Corliss?
(a) Plain-featured with clear, dark brown skin, and long hair.
(b) Large-breasted and wearing red cowboy boots.
(c) Short and thirty pounds overweight.
(d) Tall with thick glasses.

4. In "Can I Get a Witness?", where does the woman ask the man to take her?
(a) To her home.
(b) To his home.
(c) To the police.
(d) To the hospital.

5. Which of the following statements does not describe what Corliss learns about Harlan Atwater when she finally meets him face to face?
(a) He was raised by white adoptive parents, not Indians.
(b) He is a fake.
(c) He never lived on a reservation.
(d) He lived everything he wrote in his poems.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what kind of dinner is Richard invited?

2. Which of the following is something the man and his wife in "Do Not Go Gentle" do with Chocolate Thunder?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Richard in "Lawyer's League" describe himself?

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

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

4. What unconventional thoughts does the woman in "Can I Get a Witness" have about the victims of September 11th?

5. Are there any parallels between the bombing of the Good Food Restaurant in "Can I Get a Witness" and the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center?

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

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

8. What is the significance of Corliss's referring to her quest for information about Harlan Atwater as a "vision quest"?

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

10. Who is the antagonist in "Lawyer's League" and what helps identify that character as the villain/villainess?

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