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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. At the start of “A Hovering Young Man,” Smith describes someone who looks enough like her to be her what?
(a) Brother.
(b) Cousin.
(c) Father.
(d) Sister.

2. What does Smith liken Trump’s speech to after coming to her senses after the first part of his speech?
(a) Snake oil.
(b) Poison.
(c) White lies.
(d) Rotten apples.

3. What date was the speech Smith references at the start of “The American Exception”?
(a) 2018.
(b) 2021.
(c) 2020.
(d) 2019.

4. Though private interests play a role in the lives of many Americans, what private interest does Smith say should not be one of them?
(a) Healthcare.
(b) Education.
(c) The Postal system.
(d) Social security.

5. The moment Smith realized that she had misunderstood the conversation between the women in the Subway shop was the moment Smith says she became aware of her what?
(a) Privilege.
(b) Nosiness.
(c) Hearing problems.
(d) Isolation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the woman Smith mentions at the start of “A Woman with a Little Dog”?

2. In “The American Exception,” Smith says that nobody in 1945 wanted to go back to 1939 unless it was to do what?

3. At the start of “Suffering Like Mel Gibson,” which type of person does Smith say dreamed of an “isolation within isolation” (29) at the start of the pandemic?

4. About how old is Barbra in “A Woman with a Little Dog”?

5. What did Barbara do when her dog died, according to Smith in “A Woman with a Little Dog”?

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