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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. How does Barbara say they will get through this at the end of “A Woman with a Little Dog”?
(a) Alone.
(b) Together.
(c) In Time.
(d) By the grace of God.

2. Who does Smith credit for teaching her “liberty” (91)?
(a) Tracy Chapman.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Ben.
(d) Nick.

3. In “A Man with Strong Hands” Smith admits that for Ben a public school day off can cause chaos, but for her it is what?
(a) An inconvenience.
(b) Quality time spent with her kids.
(c) A day she and her kids get to sleep late.
(d) A loss of income.

4. What does the woman in “An Elder at the 98 Bus Stop” tell Smith she is going to the doctor’s to discuss?
(a) Osteoporosis.
(b) Cholesterol.
(c) Healthy eating.
(d) Menopause.

5. Smith describes the young man at the start of “A Hovering Young Man” as a typical what?
(a) Teenager.
(b) Fool.
(c) American.
(d) College Student.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term does Smith question, which the media uses in regards to some crimes, such as when a man kills an innocent group of people in a church?

2. From who does Smith say she learned “solidarity” (88)?

3. Who does Smith credit for “delirium, delight, youth, sunshine, love letters, love songs” (92)?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Smith describe the nail salon and its clientele where she gets her massages in “A Man with Strong Hands”?

5. What does Smith say about the “ideal, rent-controlled city dweller” (49)?

6. How does Smith describe Barbara physically?

7. What does the man with the sign say in his email to the entire university community?

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

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

10. Why is Smith going to the ATM in “A Character in a Wheelchair in the Vestibule”?

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