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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “A Woman With a Little Dog,” “A Hovering Young Man”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the start of “A Hovering Young Man,” Smith describes someone who looks enough like her to be her what?
(a) Sister.
(b) Father.
(c) Cousin.
(d) Brother.

2. Whose quote about style does Smith say she always uses for her classes?
(a) Solomon.
(b) Moshfegh.
(c) Silver.
(d) Sontag.

3. How does Barbara say they will get through this at the end of “A Woman with a Little Dog”?
(a) Alone.
(b) In Time.
(c) Together.
(d) By the grace of God.

4. What is the name of the elderly woman's dog referenced in “A Woman with a Little Dog”?
(a) Beck.
(b) Fido.
(c) Barky.
(d) Spot.

5. 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?
(a) She did not have access to the internet from home.
(b) She could not stand Zoom meetings.
(c) She did not get enough likes on social media.
(d) She could not see her friends.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Though Barbara is older, Smith says she is like many women in the city who do not get old in what “traditional” (48) way?

3. What is different about Jesus versus the actor speaking to him in the meme Smith saw during the pandemic?

4. What is the title of the second essay in Zadie’s Smith’s collection, Intimations?

5. In the conversation Smith overhears at a Subway shop, the two women discuss seeing a baby holding what item?

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