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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. How many of the first vignettes focus on the narrator's motivations for writing?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

2. How does the narrator view the locations in which she has been hurt?
(a) She makes a point of creating happy memories in them.
(b) She longs to settle in them.
(c) She obsesses over them.
(d) She blocks them out of her memory.

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

4. The locals on the island visited by Kunicki's family produce their own what?
(a) Wine.
(b) Textiles.
(c) Silk.
(d) Beef.

5. What type of beverage does the narrator invoke to describe the way in which darkness unfolds?
(a) Milk.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Water.
(d) Juice.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator's first true experience with travel takes place during what period of her life?

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

3. The first pilgrim focused upon within the narrative of Flights is whom?

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

5. Once Kunicki's wife and child go missing, the locals keep repeating to Kunicki that the island is not what?

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