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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Life and Times of Estelle Walks Above".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is the mother of the ailing baby in "Do Not Go Gentle"?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Forty.

2. What are Richard's career goals?
(a) To be a U.S. senator and then run for president.
(b) To write novels.
(c) To start a restaurant.
(d) To be a pro basketball player.

3. Which of the following is not a way Corliss gets a prep school education in high school without attending an expensive prep school?
(a) Prep school teachers fax her study guides.
(b) Prep school teachers send her their reading lists.
(c) Prep school teachers fax her sample student papers.
(d) Prep school teachers tutor her for free.

4. What does Estelle's son say at the end of the story that he and his mother have done all his life and will keep doing until one eventually buries the other?
(a) Loved and failed each other.
(b) Befriended white people.
(c) Supported women's rights.
(d) Taught at the community college.

5. Where does the father in "Do Not Go Gentle" shop for a toy for his baby?
(a) Toys in Babeland.
(b) The hospital gift shop.
(c) Toys R Us.
(d) The reservation trading post.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Corliss calls Harlan Atwater on the phone?

2. Who does William call at the end of "Flight Patterns"?

3. Which of the following does not describe Harlan Atwater's physical appearance in "The Search Engine"?

4. Which of the following statements is not marital advice Estelle gives her son?

5. What kind of toys does the father in "Do Not Go Gentle" intend to buy for his son?

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