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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 is the narrator's destination during her first true experience with travel?
(a) A swimming pool.
(b) A river.
(c) A park.
(d) A library.

2. One vignette focuses on a ruler from Istanbul who rounds up what kinds of stray animals and puts them on an island?
(a) Parrots.
(b) Cats.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Pigeons.

3. In what way does the pilgrim who reveres a philosopher interpret what he observes?
(a) He concludes that all beings are one.
(b) He concludes that the point of life is to mimic others' actions.
(c) He concludes that chaos is inevitable.
(d) He concludes that the point of life is to graze the dust in search of mystery.

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

5. For what reason does the narrator believe that her own body will not undergo a transformation at the time of her death?
(a) She believes that she has been too happy as a mortal being.
(b) She is not a devout practicer of religion.
(c) She believes that she has not served humankind.
(d) She has too many pessimistic qualities.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the vignettes focuses on a poet who works in what capacity?

2. The narrator urges the reader to write at least one sentence on which platform?

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

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

5. One vignette describes which people's practice of mummifying their loved ones' heads?

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