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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the start of “A Hovering Young Man,” Smith describes someone who looks enough like her to be her what?
(a) Brother.
(b) Sister.
(c) Father.
(d) Cousin.

2. What does the woman in “An Elder at the 98 Bus Stop” tell Smith she is going to the doctor’s to discuss?
(a) Osteoporosis.
(b) Cholesterol.
(c) Menopause.
(d) Healthy eating.

3. In “A Man With Strong Hands,” Smith’s masseur tells her that she never does what while getting a massage?
(a) Listens.
(b) Reads.
(c) Talks.
(d) Relaxes.

4. What event has triggered Smith and her husband to leave New York City in “A Character in a Wheelchair in the Vestibule”?
(a) World War.
(b) Global pandemic.
(c) Civil unrest.
(d) They lost their jobs.

5. What does Smith say can be thought of as a virus due to the way it spreads in “Post-Script: Contempt as a Virus”?
(a) Love.
(b) Contempt.
(c) Good deeds.
(d) COVID-19.

6. What is the name of the second short essay of “Screengrabs”?
(a) Pandemic at the ATM.
(b) A Character in a Wheelchair in the Vestibule.
(c) Meeting Myron.
(d) Shuttered Banks.

7. To whom does Smith say she owes the lesson of compassion?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Lorraine Hansberry.
(d) Her mother.

8. Why is Smith getting cash at the start of “A Character in a Wheelchair in the Vestibule”?
(a) Credit card machines across the city are down.
(b) She and her husband are leaving the city and want to have cash on them.
(c) She does not like credit cards.
(d) The restaurant she ordered from does not take credit card.

9. Smith describes the “Ideal, rent-controlled city dweller” who “creates community” without ever using what word?
(a) Creation.
(b) Swears.
(c) Community.
(d) Neighborhood.

10. Smith thinks of the quote she shares with her class about style one day when Cy comes near her on his what?
(a) Skateboard.
(b) Roller skates.
(c) Hoverboard.
(d) Motorcycle.

11. Where does Barbara eat her croissant despite it being a place designated for other business?
(a) In a schoolyard.
(b) Inside a pub.
(c) Outside a hair salon.
(d) Outside a different restaurant.

12. What subject does Smith hear Myron discussing loudly at the end of “A Character in a Wheelchair in the Vestibule”?
(a) Fran Lebowitz’s article.
(b) The craziness of white folks.
(c) COVID-19 conspiracy theories.
(d) How empty NYC is.

13. Where are Smith and husband planing to fly to as soon as they are able in “A Character in a Wheelchair in the Vestibule”?
(a) Barcelona.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Rome.

14. At the end of “An Elder at the 98 Bus Stop,” Smith says her mother told a story about someone who did what to his girlfriend during lockdown?
(a) Murdered her.
(b) Kicked her out.
(c) Broke-up with her.
(d) Called the cops on her.

15. Smith says that if the people of England are listened to, it is solely for what purpose?
(a) Rule making.
(b) Spying.
(c) Data Collection.
(d) Vote tallying.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Smith and Ben complain they have to do during the many public school days off?

3. What is the name of the elderly woman's dog referenced in “A Woman with a Little Dog”?

4. What does the woman call Smith, which makes her realize she must know her?

5. Who taught Smith “to have one layer of skin less than the others, and therefore to feel it all” (92)?

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