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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Citizens of the World, Pick Up Your Pens!"- "Sarira".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object does Tokarczuk use as a metaphor for the river upon her first time there?
(a) A ribbon.
(b) A dime.
(c) An alarm clock.
(d) A paper clip.

2. As a child, the narrator had dreamt of one day becoming what?
(a) An engineer.
(b) A train.
(c) A tugboat captain.
(d) A boat.

3. The philosopher revered by one of the novel's pilgrims at one point observes and interprets what sight?
(a) The hooves of horses galloping by.
(b) The line of people at the bank.
(c) The feet of people rushing along the street.
(d) The flight of birds.

4. The narrator pursues a degree in what discipline during her time at the university?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Biology.
(c) Psychology.
(d) Education.

5. How does Aleksandra describe God to the narrator?
(a) As a tyrant.
(b) As an artist.
(c) As an animal.
(d) As a creator.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator dreams of a huge cloud on the horizon, in what location does she find herself in the dream?

2. The after-dinner entertainment causes what reaction in the narrator and her companion?

3. What object is used to symbolize the tendency of certain people to seek life improvement through travel?

4. The two businessmen sitting next to the narrator are traveling to a conference on what subject?

5. What book does Erik read again and again while he is in prison?

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