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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Suffering Like Mel Gibson” .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two things does Smith say share in common their ability to distort one’s vision?
(a) Privilege and suffering.
(b) Suffering and Endurance.
(c) Suffering and starvation.
(d) Privilege and disease.

2. What does Smith say writers often write about at some point in their careers at the start of “Something to Do”?
(a) Why they write.
(b) Writer’s block.
(c) The health benefits of writing.
(d) How to write.

3. What does Smith liken Trump’s speech to after coming to her senses after the first part of his speech?
(a) White lies.
(b) Poison.
(c) Rotten apples.
(d) Snake oil.

4. Who is the author of the essay “Peonies”?
(a) Zora Smith.
(b) Zelda Smith.
(c) Zadie Smith.
(d) Zinnia Smith.

5. What does Smith say in “Suffering Like Mel Gibson” was the only relief people quarantining together had from one another?
(a) Hiding in a closet.
(b) Pretending to be asleep.
(c) The computer screen.
(d) Pretending to go to the bathroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Suffering Like Mel Gibson,” Smith says that suffering “is not relative; it is” (34) what?

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

3. What name does Smith say would better suit the writing department in which she works at the University in “Peonies”?

4. At which point does Smith say a man submits to nature?

5. Though the “bubble” of privilege can be penetrated, what bubble does Smith say cannot be penetrated?

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