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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who taught Smith “how to love...give...[and] grow up” (93)?

2. The man holding the sign in Washington Square Park emailed the university telling them about his condition, which he called?

3. Who does Smith say taught her “to be never finished thinking” (93)?

4. After the man with the sign sent the email to the university they scrambled to figure out the motivation behind it so as to do what properly?

5. Why is Smith getting cash at the start of “A Character in a Wheelchair in the Vestibule”?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Smith describe the way enslavers looked upon the Blacks they kidnapped and brought over on slave ships 400 years ago?

2. What does Smith say in regards to how certain crimes are categorized?

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

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

5. What does Myron think of all the people leaving NYC based on the phone call Smith overhears in the ATM?

6. Why does Smith say, despite her issues with institutions, that she is glad Cy is connected to one?

7. What does Smith say she learned from or appreciates about her parents and brother in “Intimations”?

8. Why does Smith say she would likely commit suicide on the first hour of the first day of an apocalypse?

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

10. What does Smith say her feelings have always been about her ability to survive an apocalypse?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the final line of Intimations, Smith says that her “physical and moral cowardice have never really been tested, until now” (97). Write an essay exploring that line and including examples of this from the stories in Intimations.

Essay Topic 2

Smith experiences personal changes throughout the collection. In what ways does Smith change and in what ways does she remain the same? How do these changes develop the themes of Intimations?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing the theme of crime and punishment in “A Provocation in the Park.” What are Smtih’s thoughts on the subject and how are her thoughts bolstered or challenged by events in the essay?

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