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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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?
(a) Teachers.
(b) Essential Workers.
(c) Bartenders.
(d) Doctors.

3. As Smith stares into the garden of peonies near two other women her age, Smiths comments of what “gaudy symbol,” the flowers represent, “in the middle of a barren concrete metropolis” (3)?
(a) Holiness.
(b) Opportunity.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Fertility.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What term does Smith reference in “The American Exception” which Trump used in reference to other countries he saw as inferior?

2. While looking on at the garden, Smith thinks of a quote by Nabokov regarding his inspiration for which novel?

3. Nabokov said the inspiration for his novel came from an article about an ape that drew what?

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

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

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