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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “An Elder at the 98 Bus Stop,” “A Provocation in the Park,” “Post-script: Contempt as a Virus” .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Smith say writers often write about at some point in their careers at the start of “Something to Do”?
(a) Writer’s block.
(b) Why they write.
(c) How to write.
(d) The health benefits of writing.

2. What is different about the nail salon Smith describes in “A Man with Strong Hands” compared to others in her area?
(a) It is larger.
(b) It is open 24/7.
(c) It is smaller.
(d) It is closed.

3. What term does Smith question, which the media uses in regards to some crimes, such as when a man kills an innocent group of people in a church?
(a) Ideology.
(b) Heinous.
(c) Murder.
(d) Hate crime.

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

5. In “A Man with Strong Hands” Smith admits that for Ben a public school day off can cause chaos, but for her it is what?
(a) A day she and her kids get to sleep late.
(b) An inconvenience.
(c) A loss of income.
(d) Quality time spent with her kids.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In “The American Exception,” Smith says that the poorer countries Trump condemned did not have the foresight to be what?

3. Smith refers to the space of time that artists usually occupy as a “charming but useless” what?

4. What are the only two beauty treatments Smith gets because they either allow her to read or do not take much time?

5. After the man with the sign sent the email to the university they scrambled to figure out the motivation behind it so as to do what properly?

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