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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. It is revealed that Verheyen's loss of a body part had been caused by what object?
(a) A dog.
(b) A nail.
(c) A saw.
(d) A truck.

2. What event causes Dr. Blau to leave before discovering the secret preservation techniques?
(a) Mole's widow makes a pass at him.
(b) Rat's widow makes a pass at him.
(c) Badger's widow makes a pass at him.
(d) Toad's widow makes a pass at him.

3. During one of the narrator's journeys, she watches what kind of after-dinner entertainment?
(a) An acrobatic routine.
(b) A hypnotist.
(c) Belly dancing.
(d) A magician.

4. In the vignette entitled "Purity of Blood," the narrator meets a woman who hails from what type of location?
(a) An island.
(b) A peninsula.
(c) A desert.
(d) A forest.

5. One of the vignettes focuses on a poet who works in what capacity?
(a) As a doctor.
(b) As a chef.
(c) As a travel guide.
(d) As a judge.

Short Answer Questions

1. The owner of the donkeys sells tourists trips meant to mimic the journey of whom?

2. Annushka leaves the location to which she has fled because of a statue of which figure?

3. In a vignette composed of only one sentence, a time change results in an hour-long flight appearing to be how long?

4. The narrator uses what location to demonstrate the vast feelings of being present experienced by the passengers flying from Irkutsk to Moscow?

5. The narrator tells the reader that what location is a good place to practice her favorite skill?

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