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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. Who does Smith say taught her “identity as an area of interest” (93)?
(a) Nick.
(b) Darryl.
(c) Mags.
(d) Deborah.

2. What is the name of the story Smith wrote that includes the homeless man she sees at the ATM?
(a) "Phones and ATMs."
(b) "My Friend Myron."
(c) "Homeless Men Who Sing."
(d) "Words and Music."

3. What are some of the topics Smith and her mother discuss during the pandemic lockdown?
(a) PPE, family, and gardening.
(b) Online teaching and cooking.
(c) Housekeeping and books.
(d) TV shows and movies.

4. How often does Smith get a massage at the nail salon?
(a) Every other weekday.
(b) Saturdays and Sundays.
(c) Once a week.
(d) Every day.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Smith and husband planing to fly to as soon as they are able in “A Character in a Wheelchair in the Vestibule”?

2. About how old is Barbra in “A Woman with a Little Dog”?

3. What is the one “indulgence” (38) Smith says that she gets regularly in “A Man With Strong Hands”?

4. Why does Smith assume the nail salon she goes to must do a good business?

5. In “A Hovering Young Man,” Smith says that her students have long been suspicious of the “infinite promise of” (56) what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Smith describe Barbara physically?

2. Who is Barbara from “A Woman with a Little Dog”?

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

4. What does Smith say about the “ideal, rent-controlled city dweller” (49)?

5. Why is Smith going to the ATM in “A Character in a Wheelchair in the Vestibule”?

6. What does Smith admit is different between how public school closings impact Ben versus how they impact her family?

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

8. How does Smith describe the nail salon and its clientele where she gets her massages in “A Man with Strong Hands”?

9. What does Smith thank Carol for in “Intimations: Debts and Lessons”?

10. Why does Smith say, despite her issues with institutions, that she is glad Cy is connected to one?

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