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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 Richard think Bill's problem with dunking really is?
(a) A bad temper.
(b) Insanity.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Racism.
2. What do the man and woman in "Can I Get a Witness?" each think about when they first meet?
(a) Whether they will die.
(b) Where they can find safety.
(c) Sleeping together.
(d) Whether they can trust each other.
3. How many times does the baby die and get resuscitated?
(a) Three.
(b) Ten.
(c) Two.
(d) One.
4. When Corliss searches for information about Harlan Atwater, what does she find out from the Spokane Indian tribe?
(a) His father was also a poet.
(b) Atwater is an alcoholic.
(c) Nothing, no one has ever heard of him.
(d) Atwater is from a large and well known Spokane family.
5. 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) Collating files at the law firm where she works.
(c) Flying to Washington, DC.
(d) Shopping in New York.
Short Answer Questions
1. How do Corliss's father and uncles feel about poetry?
2. Why doesn't Corliss own her own computer?
3. Why does Richard not become involved with the woman to whom he is so attracted at the dinner he attends?
4. Which of the following is something the man and his wife in "Do Not Go Gentle" do with Chocolate Thunder?
5. How many people die in the bomb explosion in "Can I Get a Witness?"
Short Essay Questions
1. What unconventional thoughts does the woman in "Can I Get a Witness" have about the victims of September 11th?
2. How does Richard in "Lawyer's League" describe himself?
3. What do Corliss's apartment and the way it is furnished indicate about Corliss?
4. Do any of the lawyers respect Richard?
5. How does Corliss think white people feel about Indians?
6. 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"?
7. 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?
8. What are the similarities between the man and woman who meet after the bombing in "Can I Get a Witness"?
9. 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?
10. 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?
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