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1. Who is the author of the essay “Peonies”?

Zadie Smith.

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

Jefferson Market Garden.

3. In what city does Smith live at the start of “Peonies”?

New York.

4. What flowers does Smith wish she was looking at instead of peonies?

Tulips.

5. While looking on at the garden, Smith thinks of a quote by Nabokov regarding his inspiration for which novel?

Lolita.

6. Nabokov said the inspiration for his novel came from an article about an ape that drew what?

His own cage.

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