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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator sees herself as "the perfect" (179) what?
(a) Pilgrim.
(b) Observer.
(c) Liar.
(d) Sinner.

2. The narrator says that she prefers to be more like a gardener than like a what when it comes to her own narrative?
(a) Mistress.
(b) Phlebotomist.
(c) Fortune teller.
(d) Doctor.

3. The woman with the red suitcase makes several trips to what country?
(a) France.
(b) Thailand.
(c) Spain.
(d) Poland.

4. In the vignette entitled "Whales, or: Drowning in Air," the narrator depicts a beached whale in what location?
(a) Japan.
(b) Australia.
(c) Florida.
(d) California.

5. What are the categories of television identified by the narrator when she has insomnia?
(a) Pornography, religion, violence, and politics.
(b) Pornography and religion.
(c) Pornography, religion, violence, politics, and entertainment.
(d) Pornography, religion, and violence.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states that the view from any point between that of the frog and the bird "just leads to" (178) what?

2. The narrator proclaims that "seeing means" (182) what?

3. In what location does Dr. Blau store all of his tissue samples and medical exhibits?

4. Within the narrative, which character envisions the first iteration of a travel agency?

5. The narrator notes that Nebojsa's name sounds exactly like the Polish phrase that means what in English?

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