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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Screengrabs,” “A Man with Strong Hands,” “A Character in a Wheelchair in a Vestibule.” .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Smith’s masseur in “A Man with Strong Hands”?
(a) Jill.
(b) Ben.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Brendan.

2. In “A Man With Strong Hands,” Smith’s masseur tells her that she never does what while getting a massage?
(a) Talks.
(b) Listens.
(c) Reads.
(d) Relaxes.

3. In “Suffering Like Mel Gibson” Smith says that class can alter what?
(a) The number of cars you own.
(b) Your level of empathy.
(c) Your conception of reality.
(d) Your taste in clothes.

4. What name does Smith say would better suit the writing department in which she works at the University in “Peonies”?
(a) The Mind Control Department.
(b) The Experiential Experience Department.
(c) The Controlling Experience Department.
(d) The Controlling Educator Department.

5. Who does Smith say are patronized by people of all ages?
(a) Old men.
(b) Older women.
(c) Kids.
(d) Young men.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which type of person does Smith describe as being shuffled “from one isolation to another and back again” (30)?

2. Which type of person does Smith say was overjoyed with the new free time at the start of the pandemic?

3. Smith always worried that she would not do well in an apocalypse because she lacks what?

4. What purported purpose of art does Smith say is usually overstated in her essay “Something to Do”?

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?

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