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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Citizens of the World, Pick Up Your Pens!"- "Sarira".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As the narrator flips through television channels while unable to sleep, she determines that everything falls into how many categories?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

3. Josefine Solomon's letter is addressed to "Francis, Emperor of" (165) what country?
(a) Italy.
(b) Germany.
(c) Japan.
(d) Austria.

4. The narrator deems her friend who does not like to travel alone to be a bad what?
(a) Person.
(b) Date.
(c) Pilgrim.
(d) Liar.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What object is used to symbolize the tendency of certain people to seek life improvement through travel?

2. During one of the narrator's journeys, she watches what kind of after-dinner entertainment?

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

4. The vignettes mentioning Menchu focuses on what type of ruler?

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

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