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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Flights" - "Boarding".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of the first vignettes focus on the narrator's motivations for writing?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 2.

2. With what form of comfort does Kunicki console himself after the disappearance of his wife and child?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Food.
(d) Exercise.

3. The after-dinner entertainment causes what reaction in the narrator and her companion?
(a) They scream.
(b) They cry.
(c) They laugh.
(d) They faint.

4. The narrator states that the view from any point between that of the frog and the bird "just leads to" (178) what?
(a) Chaos.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Regret.
(d) Confusion.

5. What book does Erik read again and again while he is in prison?
(a) A Tale of Two Cities.
(b) Moby Dick.
(c) In Cold Blood.
(d) A Clockwork Orange.

Short Answer Questions

1. The philosopher revered by one of the novel's pilgrims at one point observes and interprets what sight?

2. The narrator remarks that rarity is frequently rewarded with what?

3. The narrator sees a postcard meant to evoke Rome with an image of whose hand?

4. A character with what name believes that every human should write a book?

5. What part of a woman's body does the narrator compare to fingerprints in relation to uniqueness?

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