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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. Why does Richard not become involved with the woman to whom he is so attracted at the dinner he attends?
(a) She is pregnant with another man's child.
(b) She has cancer.
(c) She is married to his boss.
(d) She would not be a wise choice for his political career.

2. In "Can I Get a Witness?", how does the woman feel about her husband?
(a) She hates him.
(b) She wishes he were with her.
(c) She loves him.
(d) She wishes he made more money.

3. 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?
(a) She would have walked away and started a new life.
(b) She would have helped them escape the Twin Towers.
(c) She would have let her family think she had died.
(d) She would have disappeared.

4. What do the parents name their baby at the end of "Do Not Go Gentle"?
(a) Tommy.
(b) Johnny.
(c) Red Cloud.
(d) Abraham.

5. What does Bill say when Richard dunks the basketball?
(a) You'll beat us for sure.
(b) Dunking doesn't count.
(c) Do it again.
(d) Well done.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man in "Do Not Go Gentle" overhear in his waking sleep?

2. 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?

3. What kind of store does the man in "Do Not Go Gentle" mistakenly visit instead of a toy store?

4. Why doesn't Corliss want a white roommate?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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. Do any of the lawyers respect Richard?

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

8. 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?

9. Explain why Corliss identifies so strongly with Harlan Atwater.

10. Explain how overhearing the other fathers in the hospital bathroom motivates the father in "Do Not Go Gentle."

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