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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Something To Do” .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Nabokov said the inspiration for his novel came from an article about an ape that drew what?
(a) His self-portrait.
(b) Bananas.
(c) His captors.
(d) His own cage.

2. Who does Smith say are patronized by people of all ages?
(a) Kids.
(b) Old men.
(c) Older women.
(d) Young men.

3. In “The American Exception,” Smith says that Americans attacked death as a series of what?
(a) Discrete problems.
(b) Bad decisions.
(c) Mysteries.
(d) Unfortunate events.

4. Though private interests play a role in the lives of many Americans, what private interest does Smith say should not be one of them?
(a) The Postal system.
(b) Education.
(c) Social security.
(d) Healthcare.

5. What does Smith say a man can bend to his will?
(a) Nature.
(b) Steel pipes.
(c) Rules.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the term Smith says reflects her resistance to the nature of her gender?

2. In what city does Smith live at the start of “Peonies”?

3. What flowers does Smith wish she was looking at instead of peonies?

4. Despite a pandemic’s ability to discriminate, says Smith, the structure of American hierarchy meant that which groups experience higher death rates?

5. Smith says that despite America’s feelings of being untouchable, as the pandemic progressed, what did America appear to lead the world in?

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