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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. 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 boy.
(b) She gave birth to a baby girl.
(c) Her daughter fell ill with fever.
(d) Her husband died.

2. One vignette focuses on a ruler from Istanbul who rounds up what kinds of stray animals and puts them on an island?
(a) Pigeons.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Parrots.
(d) Cats.

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

4. One vignette describes which people's practice of mummifying their loved ones' heads?
(a) The Celts.
(b) The Zulu.
(c) The Maori.
(d) The Amazons.

5. One of Flight's vignettes sees the narrator judging a friend of hers who hates to travel in what manner?
(a) Cheaply.
(b) Quickly.
(c) Slowly.
(d) Alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Dr. Blau's talk about silicone plastination received by his audience?

2. What part of a woman's body does the narrator compare to fingerprints in relation to uniqueness?

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

4. In a vignette composed of only one sentence, a time change results in an hour-long flight appearing to be how long?

5. The fact with which the narrator is most infatuated has to do with what part of the human body?

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