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"The Search Engine"

1. Where does "The Search Engine" take place?
(a) New York.
(b) Seattle.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Los Angeles.

2. How old is Corliss in "The Search Engine"?
(a) Nineteen.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Thirty.

3. What school does Corliss attend?
(a) Yale.
(b) Washington State University.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Princeton.

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

5. In "The Search Engine," what poet does the man in the Student Union quote at the beginning of the story?
(a) Keats.
(b) Browning.
(c) Auden.
(d) Byron.

6. Which of the following does not describe the physical appearance of Corliss?
(a) Short and thirty pounds overweight.
(b) Large-breasted and wearing red cowboy boots.
(c) Plain-featured with clear, dark brown skin, and long hair.
(d) Tall with thick glasses.

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

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