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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 states that the view from any point between that of the frog and the bird "just leads to" (178) what?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Chaos.
(c) Regret.
(d) Boredom.

2. The vignette with a title that repeats one word twice uses what word in its title?
(a) Believe.
(b) Trust.
(c) Act.
(d) Speak.

3. In the vignette entitled "Travel Tales," the narrator wonders whether she should speak in what form, rather than in stories?
(a) Riddles.
(b) Lectures.
(c) Songs.
(d) Poems.

4. The narrator laments the plights of people who speak what language as their native tongue?
(a) Portuguese.
(b) Russian.
(c) Spanish.
(d) English.

5. After Verheyen's recovery, he shows a remarkable talent for practicing what skill?
(a) Sketching human anatomy.
(b) Writing screenplays.
(c) Inventing solutions to problems.
(d) Seeing the future.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what location does Dr. Blau store all of his tissue samples and medical exhibits?

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

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

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

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