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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 purported purpose of art does Smith say is usually overstated in her essay “Something to Do”?
(a) Its fundraising abilities.
(b) Its political efficacy.
(c) Offer financial security to the artist.
(d) Its aesthetic value.

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

3. How often does Smith get a massage at the nail salon?
(a) Saturdays and Sundays.
(b) Every other weekday.
(c) Once a week.
(d) Every day.

4. What “undeserved” thing does Smith say certain titles give to a crime?
(a) Attention.
(b) News stories.
(c) Scrutiny.
(d) An aura of power.

5. What is the title of the third short essay in “Screengrabs”?
(a) A Woman with a Little Dog.
(b) A Man with Strong Hands.
(c) Barbara and Beck.
(d) My Favorite Neighbor.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “A Hovering Young Man,” Smith says that her students have long been suspicious of the “infinite promise of” (56) what?

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

3. What is different about the nail salon Smith describes in “A Man with Strong Hands” compared to others in her area?

4. The man holding the sign in Washington Square Park emailed the university telling them about his condition, which he called?

5. “Truly laboring people,” Smith says, have to adhere to this, to which an artist does not have to adhere?

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