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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Here I Am"- "Wikipedia".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What book does Erik read again and again while he is in prison?
(a) In Cold Blood.
(b) Moby Dick.
(c) A Clockwork Orange.
(d) A Tale of Two Cities.

3. The first pilgrim featured within Flights takes annual vacations of what length?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 1 week.

4. The narrator comes to believe that change is different from permanence in what way?
(a) Permanence is easier than change.
(b) Change is nobler than permanence.
(c) Permanence is nobler than change.
(d) Change is inevitable, while permanence is chosen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator's destination during her first true experience with travel?

2. With what form of comfort does Kunicki console himself after the disappearance of his wife and child?

3. The philosopher revered by one of the novel's pilgrims at one point observes and interprets what sight?

4. How does Aleksandra describe God to the narrator?

5. The narrator states that darkness causes her to feel like taking what action?

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