Question: In Slate, Brent Staples finds that the novel's absence of workaday and historical detail keeps the reader at a distance; many of Morrison's characters are impenetrable to the mind's eye.
Brent Slate has read Slate 4 times.

Answer: it is not possible to tell

Question: Slate ! After installing Corel's WordPerfect I was even able to write this column on Linux in Linux.
WordPerfect is the best word processing software.

Answer: it is not possible to tell

Question: Though less sinister than his war club, two hits on Adrin proved that it served the job well.
Adrin was hit twice.

Answer:
yes