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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. The philosopher revered by one of the novel's pilgrims at one point observes and interprets what sight?
(a) The flight of birds.
(b) The line of people at the bank.
(c) The hooves of horses galloping by.
(d) The feet of people rushing along the street.

2. The narrator enjoys the idea of performing what activity as a moral obligation to one's people?
(a) Writing letters.
(b) Reading books.
(c) Watching films.
(d) Having in-person conversations.

3. The first pilgrim featured in the narrative tells the narrator that the things he has seen are now what?
(a) Fixed in time.
(b) His.
(c) Invisible.
(d) Spoiled.

4. When the narrator attends the lecture about travel psychology, what does she conclude about its length?
(a) It should never have started in the first place.
(b) It was precisely the right length.
(c) It was too long.
(d) It was not long enough.

5. The narrator's first true experience with travel takes place during what period of her life?
(a) When she is an infant.
(b) When she is a teenager.
(c) When she is a young child.
(d) When she is a preteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. A character with what name believes that every human should write a book?

2. What book does Erik read again and again while he is in prison?

3. In what way does the pilgrim who reveres a philosopher interpret what he observes?

4. What object does Tokarczuk use as a metaphor for the river upon her first time there?

5. How many of the first vignettes focus on the narrator's motivations for writing?

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