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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “A Woman With a Little Dog,” “A Hovering Young Man”.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In “Suffering Like Mel Gibson,” Smith says that suffering “is not relative; it is” (34) what?
(a) Necessary.
(b) A waste of time.
(c) Imaginary.
(d) Absolute.

3. At the end of “A Hovering Young Man,” Smith insists that style is all that young people have and says that this style has been what?
(a) Radically interrupted.
(b) Manipulated.
(c) Meticulously perfected.
(d) Drastically changed.

4. What does Smith liken Trump’s speech to after coming to her senses after the first part of his speech?
(a) Snake oil.
(b) Rotten apples.
(c) Poison.
(d) White lies.

5. Who were the few people, according to Smith, who did not have to “seek out something to do” during the pandemic?
(a) Painters.
(b) Writers.
(c) Gamers.
(d) Essential workers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the first short essay in “Screengrabs”?

2. In “The American Exception,” Smith says that nobody in 1945 wanted to go back to 1939 unless it was to do what?

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

4. In “The American Exception,” Smith says that the poorer countries Trump condemned did not have the foresight to be what?

5. What does Cy often tell Smith he can help her with at the library?

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