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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “The American Exception” .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What flowers does Smith wish she was looking at instead of peonies?
(a) Lupines.
(b) Roses.
(c) Daffodils.
(d) Tulips.

2. In “The American Exception,” Smith says that Americans attacked death as a series of what?
(a) Discrete problems.
(b) Unfortunate events.
(c) Mysteries.
(d) Bad decisions.

3. Who is the author of the essay “Peonies”?
(a) Zora Smith.
(b) Zadie Smith.
(c) Zinnia Smith.
(d) Zelda Smith.

4. What does Smith say we had before the pandemic instead of death?
(a) Immortality.
(b) Casualties and victims.
(c) The flu.
(d) Universal healthcare.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the setting at the start of “Peonies”?

3. Smith thinks that one reason Americans cannot fathom plagues is because they do not discriminate based on what?

4. What former British Prime Minister does Smith reference at the end of “The American Exception”?

5. Who did people “thank God for” (16) after the pandemic when, Smith says, they were not seen as worthy of a $15/ hour minimum wage prior to the pandemic?

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