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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. From who does Smith say she learned “solidarity” (88)?
(a) Pablo.
(b) Mr. Rainbow.
(c) Her father.
(d) Muhammad Ali.

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

3. What is the title of the final story in Zadie Smith’s Collection “Intimations”?
(a) Acknowledgements.
(b) A Thank You List.
(c) Intimations: People I Owe.
(d) Intimations: Debts and Lessons.

4. 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.

5. What is the name of the final short essay in “Screengrabs”?
(a) Post-script: Contempt as a Virus.
(b) Post-Script: Gaining herd immunity.
(c) The virus of contempt.
(d) Immune to the Herd.

Short Answer Questions

1. When someone is holding a Free Hugs sign, Smith says the hugs are not free. What is one of the services Smith says the sign holder might be selling?

2. How does Barbara say they will get through this at the end of “A Woman with a Little Dog”?

3. What is the name of the second short essay of “Screengrabs”?

4. Who does Smith say taught her “to be never finished thinking” (93)?

5. What is the name of the fourth short essay in “Screengrabs”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the two beauty treatments Smith will get and why?

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

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

4. What does Smith admit is different between how public school closings impact Ben versus how they impact her family?

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

6. What does Smith tell her students about style each semester?

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

8. How does Smith know the woman at the bus stop who approaches her must have known her from long ago?

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

10. What does Smith say her feelings have always been about her ability to survive an apocalypse?

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