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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Something To Do” .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term does Smith reference in “The American Exception” which Trump used in reference to other countries he saw as inferior?
(a) "Shithole countries."
(b) "Crappy countries."
(c) "Unimportant countries."
(d) "Lowlife countries."

2. What does Smith say she believed to be the “cage of her circumstance” (3) when she was younger?
(a) Her class.
(b) Her gender.
(c) Her race.
(d) Her sexual orientation.

3. 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) Blacks and whites.
(c) Blacks and Latinos.
(d) Whites and Asians.

4. Smith refers to the space of time that artists usually occupy as a “charming but useless” what?
(a) Existence.
(b) Playground.
(c) Playpen.
(d) Reality.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What date was the speech Smith references at the start of “The American Exception”?

3. What does Smith say is the truest, most obvious reason why people write or make art?

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

5. What flowers does Smith wish she was looking at instead of peonies?

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