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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. What does Smith call the particular form of contempt she sees from Dominic?
(a) Self contempt.
(b) Class contempt.
(c) Racial contempt.
(d) Gender contempt.

2. Which philosopher does Smith cite when discussing the difference between the thinker and his real life?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Nietzsche.
(c) Kierkagaard.
(d) Plato.

3. What does Smith say the link to long life in America is?
(a) Good luck.
(b) Money.
(c) Healthy eating habits.
(d) Exercise.

4. How do Smith and her mother communicate during the pandemic lockdown?
(a) Video conference.
(b) Phone calls.
(c) Text.
(d) Letter writing.

5. 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 local news.
(c) Literature and education.
(d) The weather and public school holidays.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is different about the nail salon Smith describes in “A Man with Strong Hands” compared to others in her area?

2. What is one of the social issues Smith said that pandemic forced many to have to face in her essay “Something to Do”?

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

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

5. What is one of the ways in which Smith said she had tried to resist her own nature?

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