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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Suffering Like Mel Gibson” .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the conversation Smith overhears at a Subway shop, the two women discuss seeing a baby holding what item?
(a) A harmonica.
(b) An iPad.
(c) An iPhone.
(d) His mother’s keys.

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

3. Smith thinks that one reason Americans cannot fathom plagues is because they do not discriminate based on what?
(a) Skin color.
(b) Gender.
(c) Zip code.
(d) Wealth.

4. Which writer does Smith quote in her essay “Something to Do”?
(a) Lottie Moshfegh.
(b) Ottessa Moshe.
(c) Ottessa Moshfegh.
(d) Odessa Mosher.

5. In “The American Exception,” Smith says that nobody in 1945 wanted to go back to 1939 unless it was to do what?
(a) Resurrect the dead.
(b) Be younger.
(c) Change the course of history.
(d) Vote for a different leader.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Smith say the link to long life in America is?

2. At which point does Smith say a man submits to nature?

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

4. What song does Smith reflect on how the lyrics would change if it were written for a man?

5. Which type of person does Smith say was overjoyed with the new free time at the start of the pandemic?

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