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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the fifth short essay in “Screengrabs”?
(a) An Elder at the 98 Bus Stop.
(b) Accosted By A Stranger.
(c) My Mother’s Friend.
(d) A Strange Lady in London.

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

3. What is one thing Smith and Ben have in common?
(a) They work at nail salons.
(b) They are parents.
(c) They are writers.
(d) They have flexible schedules.

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

5. Where does the young man work in “A Hovering Young Man”?
(a) The university library.
(b) The university cafe.
(c) The Registrar’s office.
(d) Admissions office.

6. What is the title of the third short essay in “Screengrabs”?
(a) A Man with Strong Hands.
(b) My Favorite Neighbor.
(c) A Woman with a Little Dog.
(d) Barbara and Beck.

7. What does Smith call the particular form of contempt she sees from Dominic?
(a) Gender contempt.
(b) Class contempt.
(c) Self contempt.
(d) Racial contempt.

8. From who does Smith say she learned “solidarity” (88)?
(a) Pablo.
(b) Muhammad Ali.
(c) Mr. Rainbow.
(d) Her father.

9. Smith says that she rarely gets manicures because she can not do what at the same time?
(a) Scroll through facebook.
(b) Write.
(c) Talk on the phone.
(d) Read.

10. What is the title of the sixth short essay in Smith’s “Screengrabs”?
(a) Ethno-Racial Dysphoria.
(b) A Provocation in the Park.
(c) A Pandemic Provocation.
(d) Panic in the Park.

11. What do Smith and Ben complain they have to do during the many public school days off?
(a) Hang out with their kids.
(b) Scramble for childcare.
(c) Bring their kids to work.
(d) Read to their kids.

12. What is the name of the fourth short essay in “Screengrabs”?
(a) A Hovering Young Man.
(b) Cy the IT guy.
(c) Hoverboards and Youth.
(d) Youthful Exuberance.

13. The quote Smith shares with her class about style states that style is a means of what?
(a) Expressing love.
(b) Finding your tribe.
(c) Insisting on something.
(d) Meeting people.

14. How does Smith describe the clientele of the nail salon she frequents?
(a) Snobby.
(b) Low-class and rude.
(c) Upscale and well-mannered.
(d) Loud and impolite.

15. Why does Smith assume the nail salon she goes to must do a good business?
(a) It never closes.
(b) It is a large space in Manhattan where rent is very high.
(c) She can never get an appointment.
(d) Everyone she knows goes there.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Smith’s friend’s cottage, which they are heading to in “A Character in a Wheelchair in the Vestibule”?

2. What is the name of the second short essay of “Screengrabs”?

3. Who does Smith say taught her “identity as an area of interest” (93)?

4. What did Barbara do when her dog died, according to Smith in “A Woman with a Little Dog”?

5. What part of herself does Smith end her collection saying has never been tested “until now” (97)?

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