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

2. What does the man in "Do Not Go Gentle" overhear in his waking sleep?
(a) Doctors predicting his son will die.
(b) Other grieving fathers insulting a fat woman.
(c) Another grieving father crying over a dying child.
(d) An angel predicting his child will live.

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

4. What does the woman want to drink once she reaches the man's apartment?
(a) Water.
(b) Wine.
(c) Juice.
(d) Cola.

5. To where does the man carry the woman at the end of "Can I Get a Witness?"
(a) To the police.
(b) To her home.
(c) To the hospital.
(d) To his bed to make love to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of lawyer is Bill?

2. To what kind of dinner is Richard invited?

3. What does the unnamed man who is the main character of "Do Not Go Gentle" call sorrow?

4. How old is the mother of the ailing baby in "Do Not Go Gentle"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. Discuss the touches of humor in "Can I Get a Witness?"

5. What does Richard think most Native American politicians are like?

6. 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?

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

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

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

10. Do any of the lawyers respect Richard?

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