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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. The fact with which the narrator is most infatuated has to do with what part of the human body?
(a) The ear.
(b) The nose.
(c) The appendix.
(d) The tongue.

2. As the narrator flips through television channels while unable to sleep, she determines that everything falls into how many categories?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

3. One of Flight's vignettes sees the narrator judging a friend of hers who hates to travel in what manner?
(a) Alone.
(b) Quickly.
(c) Slowly.
(d) Cheaply.

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

5. What part of a woman's body does the narrator compare to fingerprints in relation to uniqueness?
(a) The tongue.
(b) The vulva.
(c) The breast.
(d) The earlobe.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator remarks that she has a decided aversion to what element of life?

2. What type of trains are discussed in the vignette entitled "Trains for Cowards" (61)?

3. Josefine Soliman proclaims in her second letter to Francis I that what event took place just weeks ago?

4. One vignette depicts veiled women watching a movie together that focuses on what fictional character?

5. What object does Tokarczuk use as a metaphor for the river upon her first time there?

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