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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “An Elder at the 98 Bus Stop,” “A Provocation in the Park,” “Post-script: Contempt as a Virus” .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) White lies.
(d) Poison.

2. What does Smith say she has at times been annoyed with, but is happy Cy is connected to?
(a) Communities.
(b) Hoverboards.
(c) Institutions.
(d) Families.

3. What is one of Barbara’s habits in “A Woman with a Little Dog”?
(a) Swearing.
(b) Smoking.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Nail biting.

4. What are the two subjects Smith says she and her masseur talk about while she gets a massage?
(a) The weather and local news.
(b) The weather and public school holidays.
(c) Politics and sports.
(d) Literature and education.

5. What type of person does Smith say has created some of the most powerful art she has seen?
(a) People who feel completely alone in the world.
(b) People who endlessly engage with their subjects.
(c) People who have no contact with the outside world.
(d) People who constantly strive for perfection.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the sixth short essay in Smith’s “Screengrabs”?

2. The moment Smith realized that she had misunderstood the conversation between the women in the Subway shop was the moment Smith says she became aware of her what?

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

4. In “Something to Do,” Smith says that without love life can seem what?

5. In what part of New York does “A Provocation in the Park” begin?

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