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

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

3. How does Corliss pay for the SAT-prep course that won her a dozen academic scholarships for college?
(a) Her grandmother loans her the money.
(b) She works as a waitress.
(c) She gets babysitting jobs.
(d) She collects aluminum cans.

4. What does Corliss want to buy the white woman she encounters at the Student Union?
(a) Sandwiches and ice cream.
(b) A winter coat.
(c) College textbooks.
(d) Poetry books.

5. What kind of work does the man in "Can I Get a Witness?" do?
(a) He designs computer games.
(b) He drives a taxi.
(c) He tends bar.
(d) He owns a nightclub.

Short Answer Questions

1. What school does Corliss attend?

2. When Corliss searches for information about Harlan Atwater, what does she find out from the Spokane Indian tribe?

3. Which of the following statements describes the father of Richard, the narrator in "Lawyer's League"?

4. Why does Steve in "Lawyer's League" invite Richard to play basketball?

5. What kind of lawyer is Bill?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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"?

4. 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?

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

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