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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 the woman call Smith, which makes her realize she must know her?
(a) Mrs. Smith.
(b) Sadie.
(c) Miss Smith.
(d) Zadie.

2. What two things does Smith say share in common their ability to distort one’s vision?
(a) Privilege and disease.
(b) Suffering and starvation.
(c) Privilege and suffering.
(d) Suffering and Endurance.

3. What is one thing Smith and Ben have in common?
(a) They are writers.
(b) They work at nail salons.
(c) They are parents.
(d) They have flexible schedules.

4. Which actor is in the director’s chair talking to Jesus in the meme someone sent Smith at the start of the pandemic?
(a) Tom Hanks.
(b) Mel Gibson.
(c) Burt Reynolds.
(d) Michael Douglass.

5. What does Smith say writers often write about at some point in their careers at the start of “Something to Do”?
(a) How to write.
(b) Why they write.
(c) Writer’s block.
(d) The health benefits of writing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Smith say she believed to be the “cage of her circumstance” (3) when she was younger?

2. What does Smith say “demanded a new dawn” (11)?

3. What did Smith have printed on a T-shirt when she first moved to NYC?

4. How often does Smith get a massage at the nail salon?

5. What is the setting at the start of “Peonies”?

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