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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. In what liquid is Verheyen's amputated body part preserved?
(a) Ether.
(b) Formaldehyde.
(c) Gin.
(d) Brandy.

2. When the narrator dreams of a huge cloud on the horizon, in what location does she find herself in the dream?
(a) My Lai.
(b) Bikini Island.
(c) Aruba.
(d) Tahiti.

3. Kunstkammer is the word for "cabinet of curiosities" (267) in what language?
(a) Dutch.
(b) French.
(c) Portuguese.
(d) German.

4. The narrator describes how the swastikas begin to produce what kind of response in her after a while?
(a) Pavlovian.
(b) Shame.
(c) Unexamined.
(d) Horror.

5. When the narrator is warned about her room key, in which room of the motel is she staying?
(a) 3.
(b) 36.
(c) 9.
(d) 301.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what type of shop does the narrator encounter a woman who has forgotten the Polish language?

2. The narrator proclaims that "seeing means" (182) what?

3. What part of a woman's body does the narrator compare to fingerprints in relation to uniqueness?

4. The narrator laments the plights of people who speak what language as their native tongue?

5. The university attended by the narrator had previously served as an outpost for what group?

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