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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

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) Brother.
(c) Father.
(d) Cousin.

2. 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) Broke-up with her.
(b) Called the cops on her.
(c) Murdered her.
(d) Kicked her out.

3. Who does Smith credit for “delirium, delight, youth, sunshine, love letters, love songs” (92)?
(a) Ben.
(b) Mags.
(c) Her children.
(d) Nick.

4. 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) Binging on Netflix.
(c) Sleeping late.
(d) Going to the Catskills.

5. What is the name of the fourth short essay in “Screengrabs”?
(a) Youthful Exuberance.
(b) Cy the IT guy.
(c) A Hovering Young Man.
(d) Hoverboards and Youth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Smith say she has at times been annoyed with, but is happy Cy is connected to?

2. Who taught Smith “to replace the missing layer of skin with language” (92)?

3. What are the two subjects Smith says she and her masseur talk about while she gets a massage?

4. What type of establishment is described at the start of “A Man with Strong Hands”?

5. What is the title of the final story in Zadie Smith’s Collection “Intimations”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Smith’s relationship like with Ben, her masseuse?

2. What does Smith find interesting about the way in which the man with the sign projects his hate?

3. How does Smith describe the way in which Barbara and other women in the city get older?

4. What does Myron think of all the people leaving NYC based on the phone call Smith overhears in the ATM?

5. How does Smith describe Cy at the beginning of “A Hovering Young Man”?

6. What does Smith consider might be the reasons for the sign that read “I am a self-hating Asian. Let’s talk!” (66).

7. How does Smith describe Barbara physically?

8. Who does Smith see in the ATM vestibule and what is her relationship with him?

9. Who is Barbara from “A Woman with a Little Dog”?

10. What does Smith thank Carol for in “Intimations: Debts and Lessons”?

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