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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Intimations” .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of the essay “Peonies”?
(a) Zinnia Smith.
(b) Zadie Smith.
(c) Zora Smith.
(d) Zelda Smith.

2. At the end of “An Elder at the 98 Bus Stop,” what does Smith’s mother say lockdown is doing to people?
(a) Bringing them peace.
(b) Making them lazy.
(c) Driving them crazy.
(d) Slowing them down.

3. At the start of “Suffering Like Mel Gibson,” which type of person does Smith say dreamed of an “isolation within isolation” (29) at the start of the pandemic?
(a) Grandparents.
(b) Married couples with children.
(c) Roommates.
(d) Dating couples.

4. What event has triggered Smith and her husband to leave New York City in “A Character in a Wheelchair in the Vestibule”?
(a) They lost their jobs.
(b) World War.
(c) Global pandemic.
(d) Civil unrest.

5. What does Smith note about the hate from the man holding the sign in Washington Square Park?
(a) It is pointed inward.
(b) It is not violent.
(c) It is pointed outward.
(d) It does not discriminate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Smith refers to the space of time that artists usually occupy as a “charming but useless” what?

2. From whom does Smith say she learned a “readiness to admit failure and weakness” (85)?

3. How does Smith describe the clientele of the nail salon she frequents?

4. What are some of the topics Smith and her mother discuss during the pandemic lockdown?

5. At the end of “An Elder at the 98 Bus Stop,” Smith says her mother told a story about someone who did what to his girlfriend during lockdown?

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