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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Flights" - "Boarding".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the narrator dreams of cities as enormous tree trunks, what is her estimation of how high the live trees must have reached?
(a) 300 kilometers.
(b) 1500 miles.
(c) 40 miles.
(d) 100 kilometers.

2. The narrator requires an electric socket in order to power what necessary item?
(a) A hairdryer.
(b) A nightlight.
(c) A teakettle.
(d) A can opener.

3. The woman with the red suitcase stops in what location on her way home from visiting her ex-lover?
(a) Paris.
(b) New Zealand.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Amsterdam.

4. Within the narrative, which character envisions the first iteration of a travel agency?
(a) Elijah Cook.
(b) Thomas Cook.
(c) James Cook.
(d) Edward Cook.

5. Who notices during their visits that Verheyen is becoming increasingly obsessed with his amputated body part?
(a) Professor Ruysch.
(b) Van Horssen.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Achilles.

Short Answer Questions

1. It is revealed that Verheyen's loss of a body part had been caused by what object?

2. What type of beverage does the narrator invoke to describe the way in which darkness unfolds?

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

4. What object does Tokarczuk use as a metaphor for the river upon her first time there?

5. The woman with the red suitcase is traveling to see her ex-lover from what period of time?

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