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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Do Not Go Gentle".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many other published Spokane Indian poets are there in "The Search Engine" besides Harlan Atwater?
(a) A dozen.
(b) One hundred.
(c) Zero.
(d) Two.

2. What happens when Corliss calls Harlan Atwater on the phone?
(a) Atwater invites her to his home.
(b) Atwater invites her to his next poetry reading.
(c) Atwater flirts with her.
(d) Although flattered by the call, Atwater hangs up on her.

3. Why don't the parents of the baby in "Do Not Go Gentle" name their son at the beginning of the story?
(a) They might give their child up for adoption.
(b) They haven't thought up a good name yet.
(c) They don't want the child.
(d) They don't think he'll live.

4. Who directs Corliss to Harlan Atwater's address?
(a) A famous Spokane Indian novelist.
(b) The campus librarian.
(c) A homeless man she meets outside McDonald's.
(d) Corliss's father and uncles.

5. 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) Her grandmother loans her the money.
(d) She collects aluminum cans.

Short Answer Questions

1. To where does the man carry the woman at the end of "Can I Get a Witness?"

2. What school does Corliss attend?

3. In "Do Not Go Gentle," how much money does the father think could be collected from the wallets and purses of all his relatives in total?

4. How do Corliss's father and uncles feel about poetry?

5. What does Bill say when Richard steals the ball while Bill is dribbling?

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