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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “An Elder at the 98 Bus Stop,” “A Provocation in the Park,” “Post-script: Contempt as a Virus” .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Though Smith typically walks by sign holders in the park, what sign intrigues her in “A Provocation in the Park”?
(a) “Let’s Talk Palestine!”
(b) “Ask me about the key to happiness!”
(c) “Free Hugs!”
(d) “I am a self-hating Asian. Let’s talk!”

2. What does Smith say she believed to be the “cage of her circumstance” (3) when she was younger?
(a) Her gender.
(b) Her sexual orientation.
(c) Her race.
(d) Her class.

3. What type of self-hate does Smith say is a sign of mental illness?
(a) Body type.
(b) Passionate.
(c) Disproportionate.
(d) Ethno-Racial.

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

5. What does Smith say has “rarely been random” in America in her essay “The American Exception”?
(a) COVID-19 recoveries.
(b) Presidential nominations.
(c) Untimely death.
(d) COVID-19 cases.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Smith say a man can bend to his will?

2. Smith describes the young man at the start of “A Hovering Young Man” as a typical what?

3. After the pandemic, Smith says we must modify our new knowledge of privilege to involve what new category?

4. What is the name of Smith’s masseur in “A Man with Strong Hands”?

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

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