View a FREE sample

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. For what reason does the narrator believe that her own body will not undergo a transformation at the time of her death?
(a) She believes that she has been too happy as a mortal being.
(b) She has too many pessimistic qualities.
(c) She believes that she has not served humankind.
(d) She is not a devout practicer of religion.

2. Josefine Soliman proclaims in her second letter to Francis I that what event took place just weeks ago?
(a) She gave birth to a baby girl.
(b) She gave birth to a baby boy.
(c) Her daughter fell ill with fever.
(d) Her husband died.

3. What type of receptacle is featured in the vignette about the collection of oddities?
(a) A bucket.
(b) A cabinet.
(c) A sink.
(d) A cupboard.

4. What event causes Dr. Blau to leave before discovering the secret preservation techniques?
(a) Toad's widow makes a pass at him.
(b) Rat's widow makes a pass at him.
(c) Mole's widow makes a pass at him.
(d) Badger's widow makes a pass at him.

5. What object is used to symbolize the tendency of certain people to seek life improvement through travel?
(a) An egg timer.
(b) A pair of dice.
(c) A poker hand.
(d) A lottery ticket.

Short Answer Questions

1. One vignette focuses on a ruler from Istanbul who rounds up what kinds of stray animals and puts them on an island?

2. Toward what types of things has the narrator always been drawn?

3. The locals on the island visited by Kunicki's family produce their own what?

4. The after-dinner entertainment causes what reaction in the narrator and her companion?

5. The narrator remarks that she has a decided aversion to what element of life?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 286 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample