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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of herself does Smith end her collection saying has never been tested “until now” (97)?
(a) Her Ingenuity.
(b) Her strength.
(c) Her physical and moral cowardice.
(d) Her ability to persevere.

2. What are the two subjects Smith says she and her masseur talk about while she gets a massage?
(a) Politics and sports.
(b) The weather and public school holidays.
(c) Literature and education.
(d) The weather and local news.

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

4. What is the one “indulgence” (38) Smith says that she gets regularly in “A Man With Strong Hands”?
(a) Full body massage.
(b) Chair massage.
(c) Swedish massage.
(d) Hot stone massage.

5. Where is Smith at the beginning of “A Character in a Wheelchair in the Vestibule”?
(a) A taxi.
(b) An ATM.
(c) Her home.
(d) A diner.

6. Where are Smith and husband planing to fly to as soon as they are able in “A Character in a Wheelchair in the Vestibule”?
(a) Paris.
(b) Barcelona.
(c) Rome.
(d) London.

7. Smith always worried that she would not do well in an apocalypse because she lacks what?
(a) Fear.
(b) Common sense.
(c) Survival instincts and a will to survive.
(d) Money.

8. What term does Smith question, which the media uses in regards to some crimes, such as when a man kills an innocent group of people in a church?
(a) Heinous.
(b) Murder.
(c) Ideology.
(d) Hate crime.

9. What is written on the sign Smith first describes in “A Provocation in the Park”?
(a) Talk to Me.
(b) Free Hugs.
(c) Backpackers welcome.
(d) Ask me why I’m here.

10. Who does Smith say represents England's form of the contempt virus?
(a) The Royal Family.
(b) The prime minister’s ideas man, Dominic.
(c) Queen Elizabeth.
(d) The Prime Minister.

11. At the end of “An Elder at the 98 Bus Stop,” Smith says her mother told a story about someone who did what to his girlfriend during lockdown?
(a) Murdered her.
(b) Broke-up with her.
(c) Called the cops on her.
(d) Kicked her out.

12. Smith says that if the people of England are listened to, it is solely for what purpose?
(a) Data Collection.
(b) Vote tallying.
(c) Rule making.
(d) Spying.

13. What does the woman in “An Elder at the 98 Bus Stop” tell Smith she is going to the doctor’s to discuss?
(a) Osteoporosis.
(b) Cholesterol.
(c) Healthy eating.
(d) Menopause.

14. How old is the woman who approached Smith at the bus stop?
(a) 48.
(b) 58.
(c) 68.
(d) 79.

15. At the end of “An Elder at the 98 Bus Stop,” what does Smith’s mother say lockdown is doing to people?
(a) Slowing them down.
(b) Driving them crazy.
(c) Bringing them peace.
(d) Making them lazy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one thing Smith and Ben have in common?

2. Who does Smith say taught her the dangers of systemic racism?

3. What is the title of the third short essay in “Screengrabs”?

4. What does Smith note about the hate from the man holding the sign in Washington Square Park?

5. Who does Smith say taught her “identity as an area of interest” (93)?

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