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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Smith say taught her “practical morality”?
(a) Mags.
(b) Carol.
(c) Daisy.
(d) Darryl.

2. What type of establishment is described at the start of “A Man with Strong Hands”?
(a) A pub.
(b) A movie theater.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A nail salon.

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

4. The man holding the sign in Washington Square Park emailed the university telling them about his condition, which he called?
(a) Ethno-racial Dysphoria.
(b) Ethno related agoraphobia.
(c) Gender Dysphoria.
(d) Ethno displacement disorder.

5. Who taught Smith “the importance of finding your own language” (90)?
(a) Zora Neal Hurston.
(b) Carol.
(c) Mr. Rainbow.
(d) Zulfi.

6. At the end of “A Character in a Wheelchair in the Vestibule,” Myron says that everyone is afraid of a cold when all they need to do is what?
(a) Wash their hands.
(b) Quarantine.
(c) Social distance.
(d) Take vitamins.

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

8. At the end of “A Hovering Young Man,” Smith insists that style is all that young people have and says that this style has been what?
(a) Meticulously perfected.
(b) Radically interrupted.
(c) Manipulated.
(d) Drastically changed.

9. 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) Barcelona.
(b) Rome.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

10. In “A Provocation in the Park,” what types of crimes does Smith say she has trouble deciphering the nuances of?
(a) Theft.
(b) Hate crimes.
(c) Misdemeanors.
(d) Arson.

11. Smith thinks of the quote she shares with her class about style one day when Cy comes near her on his what?
(a) Roller skates.
(b) Hoverboard.
(c) Skateboard.
(d) Motorcycle.

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

13. Smith says that if you were to ask Barbara what she might be doing on a particular holiday, what is one possible answer she might give?
(a) Ordering take-out.
(b) Going to the Catskills.
(c) Sleeping late.
(d) Binging on Netflix.

14. The quote Smith shares with her class about style states that style is a means of what?
(a) Insisting on something.
(b) Meeting people.
(c) Finding your tribe.
(d) Expressing love.

15. What does Smith say can be thought of as a virus due to the way it spreads in “Post-Script: Contempt as a Virus”?
(a) Good deeds.
(b) Love.
(c) Contempt.
(d) COVID-19.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cy often tell Smith he can help her with at the library?

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

3. What part of New York is Smith surprised to find empty in “A Character in a Wheelchair in the Vestibule”?

4. What is NOT one of the reasons Smith considers might be behind the sign she saw in Central Park?

5. How do Smith and her mother communicate during the pandemic lockdown?

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