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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Bodhi Tree" - "Mobility is Reality".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. The narrator explains that the airport in which city is shaped like a computer chip?
(a) Tokyo.
(b) Frankfurt.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Chicago.

5. What type of trains are discussed in the vignette entitled "Trains for Cowards" (61)?
(a) Trains of thought.
(b) Night trains.
(c) Freight trains.
(d) International trains.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states that the person at the center of "Sarira" has a body that will transform into what object upon her death?

2. The words "Mobility is Reality" (226) appear in the Moscow airport within an advertisement for what product?

3. When the narrator dreams of a huge cloud on the horizon, in what location does she find herself in the dream?

4. The narrator remarks that rarity is frequently rewarded with what?

5. As a child, the narrator had dreamt of one day becoming what?

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