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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. 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. Who taught Smith “to have one layer of skin less than the others, and therefore to feel it all” (92)?
3. After the man with the sign sent the email to the university they scrambled to figure out the motivation behind it so as to do what properly?
4. How does Barbara say they will get through this at the end of “A Woman with a Little Dog”?
5. Whose quote about style does Smith say she always uses for her classes?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Smith show that when she went to the ATM in the first story in “Screengrabs” it was early on in the pandemic?
2. Who is Barbara from “A Woman with a Little Dog”?
3. How does Smith show that others in her building are leaving the city as well?
4. What does Smith tell her students about style each semester?
5. How does Smith describe the nail salon and its clientele where she gets her massages in “A Man with Strong Hands”?
6. How does Smith describe Barbara physically?
7. Where are Smith and her husband going while they wait to fly to London?
8. Who does Smith see in the ATM vestibule and what is her relationship with him?
9. What is Smith’s relationship like with Ben, her masseuse?
10. What does Smith say her feelings have always been about her ability to survive an apocalypse?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay exploring theme of suffering in Smith’s essay, “Suffering Like Mel Gibson.”
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 expounding on the theme of contempt in “Post-script: Contempt as a Virus.” Include the examples of both British and American forms of contempt Smith describes.
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