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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) Daffodils.
(b) Roses.
(c) Tulips.
(d) Lupines.

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

3. What image of “bored children” at home does Smith use in “The American Exception”?
(a) Staring zombie like at a screen.
(b) Crying from boredom.
(c) Twiddling their thumbs.
(d) Climbing the walls.

4. At which point does Smith say a man submits to nature?
(a) In death.
(b) In private.
(c) In old age.
(d) At birth.

5. Despite a pandemic’s ability to discriminate, says Smith, the structure of American hierarchy meant that which groups experience higher death rates?
(a) Asians and Latinos.
(b) Whites and Asians.
(c) Blacks and whites.
(d) Blacks and Latinos.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Smith liken Trump’s speech to after coming to her senses after the first part of his speech?

2. What is the term Smith says reflects her resistance to the nature of her gender?

3. Who does Smith say are patronized by people of all ages?

4. What name does Smith say would better suit the writing department in which she works at the University in “Peonies”?

5. What “obsession” (6) does Smith liken to her resistance to nature as a youth, an obsessions she says many writers share?

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