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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Something To Do” .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Smith say a man can bend to his will?
(a) Steel pipes.
(b) Nature.
(c) Rules.
(d) Religion.

2. In “The American Exception,” Smith says that the poorer countries Trump condemned did not have the foresight to be what?
(a) America.
(b) Iceland.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Europe.

3. What is the setting at the start of “Peonies”?
(a) The New York Botanical Gardens.
(b) The Brooklyn Gardens.
(c) Jefferson Market Garden.
(d) The Manhattan Garden.

4. Who does Smith say are patronized by people of all ages?
(a) Older women.
(b) Kids.
(c) Old men.
(d) Young men.

5. What does Smith say has “rarely been random” in America in her essay “The American Exception”?
(a) Untimely death.
(b) COVID-19 cases.
(c) Presidential nominations.
(d) COVID-19 recoveries.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the third story in Zadie Smith’s collection, Intimations?

2. What example does Smith use in “Peonies” as a time when submitting might be better than resisting?

3. Which president’s speech does Smith cite at the start of “The American Exception”?

4. In “The American Exception,” Smith says that nobody in 1945 wanted to go back to 1939 unless it was to do what?

5. Though private interests play a role in the lives of many Americans, what private interest does Smith say should not be one of them?

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