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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “A Woman With a Little Dog,” “A Hovering Young Man”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In “The American Exception,” Smith says that nobody in 1945 wanted to go back to 1939 unless it was to do what?
(a) Resurrect the dead.
(b) Be younger.
(c) Vote for a different leader.
(d) Change the course of history.

2. Though the “bubble” of privilege can be penetrated, what bubble does Smith say cannot be penetrated?
(a) Isolation.
(b) Self-hate.
(c) Suffering.
(d) Inadequate education.

3. About how old is Barbra in “A Woman with a Little Dog”?
(a) 35.
(b) 70.
(c) 60.
(d) 80.

4. What is the name of the young man Smith describes in “A Hovering Young Man”?
(a) Ty.
(b) Cy.
(c) Clyde.
(d) Cal.

5. What does Smith say she has at times been annoyed with, but is happy Cy is connected to?
(a) Institutions.
(b) Families.
(c) Communities.
(d) Hoverboards.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the pandemic, Smith says we must modify our new knowledge of privilege to involve what new category?

2. Who did people “thank God for” (16) after the pandemic when, Smith says, they were not seen as worthy of a $15/ hour minimum wage prior to the pandemic?

3. What does Trump say we did not have prior to the pandemic, which Smith agrees?

4. What does Smith say in “Suffering Like Mel Gibson” was the only relief people quarantining together had from one another?

5. Despite a pandemic’s ability to discriminate, says Smith, the structure of American hierarchy meant that which groups experience higher death rates?

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