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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Screengrabs,” “A Man with Strong Hands,” “A Character in a Wheelchair in a Vestibule.” .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Smith describe the clientele of the nail salon she frequents?
(a) Upscale and well-mannered.
(b) Low-class and rude.
(c) Snobby.
(d) Loud and impolite.

2. What are the only two beauty treatments Smith gets because they either allow her to read or do not take much time?
(a) Facials and full body massages.
(b) Highlights and lowlights.
(c) Manicure and pedicure.
(d) Gray hair removal and eyebrow threading.

3. 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 Lebowitz.
(d) Fran Drescher.

4. At which point does Smith say a man submits to nature?
(a) In old age.
(b) In private.
(c) At birth.
(d) In death.

5. What is one thing Smith says that wealthy people would not do if suffering were relative?
(a) Commit suicide.
(b) Buy so many things.
(c) Seek therapy.
(d) Work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Smith refers to the space of time that artists usually occupy as a “charming but useless” what?

2. What does Smith say she believes would probably happen to her on the first hour of the first day of the apocalypse?

3. In “Suffering Like Mel Gibson” Smith discusses an article she read about a 17-year-old who committed suicide during the pandemic for what reason?

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

5. What image of “bored children” at home does Smith use in “The American Exception”?

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