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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. Where is the man in "Do Not Go Gentle" when he falls into a waking sleep?
(a) His son's bedside.
(b) A shaman's tipi.
(c) The hospital bathroom.
(d) A church pew.

2. What do the parents of the baby in "Do Not Go Gentle" do at their baby's hospital bedside?
(a) Pray.
(b) Cry.
(c) Talk to their son as if he can hear them.
(d) Beat hand drums and sing powwow songs.

3. When Corliss searches for information about Harlan Atwater, what does she find out when she e-mails other Indian writers and poets?
(a) Nothing, none of the other writers has ever heard of him.
(b) Atwater is really a woman.
(c) Atwater is good friends with a well known Indian novelist.
(d) Atwater is the pen name of a white man.

4. Which of the following statements describes the father of Richard, the narrator in "Lawyer's League"?
(a) A white pro basketball player.
(b) A Spokane Indian pro basketball star.
(c) An African American who played defensive end in college.
(d) An African American politician.

5. What does the unnamed man who is the main character of "Do Not Go Gentle" call sorrow?
(a) The Thunder Bird.
(b) Mr. Grief.
(c) The Eternal Woe.
(d) Heart Sickness.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Can I Get a Witness?", where does the woman ask the man to take her?

2. Which of the following statements describes Richard's mother?

3. Who settles a lawsuit out of court in "Lawyer's League"?

4. How many other published Spokane Indian poets are there in "The Search Engine" besides Harlan Atwater?

5. Which of the following statements does not describe how the woman has fantasized she would behave if she had been caught in the Twin Towers on September 11th?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the opening scene of "The Search Engine" in which Corliss watches the young couple in the student union cafe foreshadow?

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

3. Before he encounters Bill and the lawyer's basketball league, does Richard's career path seem to be leading him to his goal of the Senate and the White House?

4. 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?

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

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

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

8. Why does the father in "Do Not Go Gentle" think his wife is more sorrowful than he is over their son's critical condition?

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

10. 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?

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