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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In “The American Exception,” Smith says that the poorer countries Trump condemned did not have the foresight to be what?
2. Which philosopher does Smith cite when discussing the difference between the thinker and his real life?
3. Who does Smith say are patronized by people of all ages?
4. In “Suffering Like Mel Gibson” Smith says that class can alter what?
5. What is one of the ways in which Smith said she had tried to resist her own nature?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is one of the societal issues Smith says the pandemic lockdown has forced many people to face?
2. What does Smith say was missing from the American concept of death in “The American Exception”?
3. In what way does Smith agree with Trump’s sentiment that prior to the pandemic “we had no death” (12)?
4. Despite a plague's inability to discriminate, Smith says what about the structure of America’s hierarchy?
5. What is Smith doing at the very start of “Peonies’?
6. In what ways does Smith say she tried to resist what she felt was the cage of her gender when she was younger?
7. What does Smith say about what disaster demands at the start of “The American Exception”?
8. What does Smith says is the true reason writers write when most else is “stripped away” (20)?
9. What does Smith say that artists learned in regards to privacy and time at the start of “Suffering Like Mel Gibson”?
10. Describe the meme Smith references in “Suffering Like Mel Gibson.”
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing Smith’s relationship with Ben in “A Man with Strong Hands.” Include the role privilege plays in this essay.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing the theme of crime and punishment in “A Provocation in the Park.” What are Smtih’s thoughts on the subject and how are her thoughts bolstered or challenged by events in the essay?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay exploring how Smith’s ideas about femininity and womanhood have evolved over time as expressed in “Peonies.”
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