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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 end of “A Hovering Young Man,” Smith says that the “enviable style of the young is little protection against” (56) what?
(a) Aging.
(b) A Pandemic.
(c) Fraud.
(d) Catastrophe.

2. Smith thinks that one reason Americans cannot fathom plagues is because they do not discriminate based on what?
(a) Zip code.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Skin color.
(d) Gender.

3. What does Smith say the link to long life in America is?
(a) Healthy eating habits.
(b) Money.
(c) Exercise.
(d) Good luck.

4. Which type of person does Smith say was overjoyed with the new free time at the start of the pandemic?
(a) Children of artists.
(b) Artists with children.
(c) Artists without children.
(d) People living alone in city apartments.

5. In suffering like Mel Gibson, Smith says that prior to the pandemic people were learning about the link between privilege and what?
(a) Intersectionality.
(b) Class.
(c) Race.
(d) Gender.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Which actor is in the director’s chair talking to Jesus in the meme someone sent Smith at the start of the pandemic?

4. Which president’s speech does Smith cite at the start of “The American Exception”?

5. At the end of “The American Exception,” what did Smith say states were forced to bid on during the pandemic?

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