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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Smith says that if you were to ask Barbara what she might be doing on a particular holiday, what is one possible answer she might give?
(a) Binging on Netflix.
(b) Sleeping late.
(c) Going to the Catskills.
(d) Ordering take-out.

2. Though Smith typically walks by sign holders in the park, what sign intrigues her in “A Provocation in the Park”?
(a) “I am a self-hating Asian. Let’s talk!”
(b) “Free Hugs!”
(c) “Ask me about the key to happiness!”
(d) “Let’s Talk Palestine!”

3. In “A Hovering Young Man,” Smith says that her students have long been suspicious of the “infinite promise of” (56) what?
(a) The American dream.
(b) Higher Education.
(c) American youth.
(d) Material wealth.

4. Which famous New Yorker does Smith reference in “A Character in a Wheelchair in the Vestibule” for refusing to leave New York?
(a) Fran Kranz.
(b) Francis McDermott.
(c) Fran Drescher.
(d) Fran Lebowitz.

5. Who does Smith credit for “delirium, delight, youth, sunshine, love letters, love songs” (92)?
(a) Nick.
(b) Mags.
(c) Her children.
(d) Ben.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “A Man With Strong Hands,” Smith’s masseur tells her that she never does what while getting a massage?

2. Where does Barbara eat her croissant despite it being a place designated for other business?

3. What type of establishment is described at the start of “A Man with Strong Hands”?

4. At the end of “An Elder at the 98 Bus Stop,” what does Smith’s mother say lockdown is doing to people?

5. From who does Smith say she learned “solidarity” (88)?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Smith know the woman at the bus stop who approaches her must have known her from long ago?

2. What are the two beauty treatments Smith will get and why?

3. Where are Smith and her husband going while they wait to fly to London?

4. Who does Smith see in the ATM vestibule and what is her relationship with him?

5. What does Smith say about her husband Nick in Intimations: Debts and Lessons”?

6. How does Smith show that others in her building are leaving the city as well?

7. What does Smith say in regards to how certain crimes are categorized?

8. What does Myron think of all the people leaving NYC based on the phone call Smith overhears in the ATM?

9. What example did Smith’s mother use when telling her via video conference that the lockdown has made people crazy?

10. What is Smith’s relationship like with Ben, her masseuse?

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