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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why doesn't Corliss own her own computer?
2. Who directs Corliss to Harlan Atwater's address?
3. What are the parents in "Do Not Go Gentle" and the other parents in the hospital sick and tired of?
4. Which of the following statements does not describe what Corliss learns about Harlan Atwater when she finally meets him face to face?
5. In "Can I Get a Witness?", what kind of work does the woman do?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What do Corliss's visits to McDonald's illustrate?
3. How does Corliss differ from the rest of her family?
4. Do any of the lawyers respect Richard?
5. Why don't the parents in "Do Not Go Gentle" name their baby at the beginning of the story?
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. What is the significance of Harlan Atwater not giving his real name to Corliss?
8. What unconventional thoughts does the woman in "Can I Get a Witness" have about the victims of September 11th?
9. Discuss the influence of Native American culture on the life of the woman in "Can I Get a Witness?"
10. Explain why Corliss identifies so strongly with Harlan Atwater.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Parenting is a theme in many of the stories in Ten Little Indians. Compare and contrast the parents in "Do Not Go Gentle" with Estelle in "The Life and Times of Estelle Walks Above" and Corliss's parents in "The Search Engine." How does each set of parents deal with the blending of Native American culture and mainstream American culture in the raising of their children? Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
"Lawyer's League," "Do Not Go Gentle," and "Do You Know Where I Am?" are written in the first-person point of view while the other stories in Ten Little Indians are written in the third-person point of view. Discuss why you think Sherman Alexie selected the first-person viewpoint for each of these three stories. Also discuss whether you think first-person is an effective viewpoint for these stories. Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast three of the following African American characters from Ten Little Indians: William from "Lawyer's League," Fekadu from "Flight Patterns," and Preacher, Russell, or the point guard from "What Ever Happened to Frank Snake Church?" Do the African-American characters treat the Native American characters differently than white characters do? Do the Native American characters feel differently about the African-American characters than they do about the white characters? Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.
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