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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. What is the name of the young man Smith describes in “A Hovering Young Man”?
(a) Cy.
(b) Clyde.
(c) Cal.
(d) Ty.
2. What does Smith say she has at times been annoyed with, but is happy Cy is connected to?
(a) Communities.
(b) Families.
(c) Institutions.
(d) Hoverboards.
3. Myron accuses people of believing everything they hear on the news and not being about to do what for themselves?
(a) Wash their hands.
(b) Think.
(c) Cook.
(d) Buy face masks.
4. What is Smith exiting when approached by an unfamiliar woman in “An Elder at the 98 Bus Stop”?
(a) A bus.
(b) A taxi.
(c) An airplane.
(d) Her limousine.
5. From whom did Smith learn how “to consider yourself lucky” (88) even under difficult circumstances?
(a) Mr. Rainbow.
(b) Kirin.
(c) Kelly.
(d) Darren.
Short Answer Questions
1. At the start of “A Hovering Young Man,” Smith describes someone who looks enough like her to be her what?
2. How often does Smith get a massage at the nail salon?
3. What is the title of the third short essay in “Screengrabs”?
4. What is different about the nail salon Smith describes in “A Man with Strong Hands” compared to others in her area?
5. What is the title of the final story in Zadie Smith’s Collection “Intimations”?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Smith describe the way enslavers looked upon the Blacks they kidnapped and brought over on slave ships 400 years ago?
2. What does the man with the sign say in his email to the entire university community?
3. What does Smith admit is different between how public school closings impact Ben versus how they impact her family?
4. What does Smith consider might be the reasons for the sign that read “I am a self-hating Asian. Let’s talk!” (66).
5. Why is Smith going to the ATM in “A Character in a Wheelchair in the Vestibule”?
6. What does Myron think of all the people leaving NYC based on the phone call Smith overhears in the ATM?
7. Who is Barbara from “A Woman with a Little Dog”?
8. How does Smith show that others in her building are leaving the city as well?
9. What does Smith tell her students about style each semester?
10. What is Smith’s relationship like with Ben, her masseuse?
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