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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Reception Areas at Large Fancy Hotels" - "Boarding".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of trains are discussed in the vignette entitled "Trains for Cowards" (61)?
(a) Freight trains.
(b) International trains.
(c) Trains of thought.
(d) Night trains.

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

3. The sanskrit Kali Yuga refers to which cycle of the world?
(a) The end of the cycle.
(b) The first cycle.
(c) The final cycle.
(d) The endless cycle.

4. The narrator laments the plights of people who speak what language as their native tongue?
(a) English.
(b) Portuguese.
(c) Russian.
(d) Spanish.

5. The narrator remarks that she has a decided aversion to what element of life?
(a) Analysis.
(b) Constancy.
(c) Esotericism.
(d) Games.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator pursues a degree in what discipline during her time at the university?

2. The narrator declares that reception areas are better than cafes for what reason?

3. The first vignette in Flight describes the narrator's discovery of what element as a toddler?

4. What metaphorical object does Tokarczuk use to make a point about aberration and reality?

5. The narrator sees herself as "the perfect" (179) what?

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