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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. What is one of Barbara’s habits in “A Woman with a Little Dog”?
(a) Smoking.
(b) Nail biting.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Swearing.

2. Smith thinks of the quote she shares with her class about style one day when Cy comes near her on his what?
(a) Hoverboard.
(b) Skateboard.
(c) Motorcycle.
(d) Roller skates.

3. What phrase does Smith use to describes Cy’s style in “A Hovering Young Man”?
(a) Youthful ignorance.
(b) Young eccentricity.
(c) Childish foolishness.
(d) Youthful exuberance.

4. The quote Smith shares with her class about style states that style is a means of what?
(a) Meeting people.
(b) Insisting on something.
(c) Finding your tribe.
(d) Expressing love.

5. What former British Prime Minister does Smith reference at the end of “The American Exception”?
(a) Margaret Thatcher.
(b) Neville Chamberlain.
(c) Winston Churchill.
(d) Tony Blair.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of “A Hovering Young Man,” Smith says that the “enviable style of the young is little protection against” (56) what?

2. What date was the speech Smith references at the start of “The American Exception”?

3. In suffering like Mel Gibson, Smith says that prior to the pandemic people were learning about the link between privilege and what?

4. Where does Barbara eat her croissant despite it being a place designated for other business?

5. Smith says that despite America’s feelings of being untouchable, as the pandemic progressed, what did America appear to lead the world in?

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