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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. What does Smith call the particular form of contempt she sees from Dominic?

2. Whose quote about style does Smith say she always uses for her classes?

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

4. How often does Smith get a massage at the nail salon?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Smith rarely get manicures and never get pedicures?

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

4. What does Smith tell her students about style each semester?

5. What does Smith say she learned from or appreciates about her parents and brother in “Intimations”?

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

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

8. What does Smith consider might be the reasons for the sign that read “I am a self-hating Asian. Let’s talk!” (66).

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring theme of privilege in Smith’s essay, “Suffering Like Mel Gibson.”

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the significance of the title of Smith’s short essay “The American Exception.” Use direct examples from the text to support your analysis.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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