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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The university attended by the narrator had previously served as an outpost for what group?
(a) The Hare Krishna.
(b) The Sons of Norway.
(c) The S.S.
(d) The Hitler Youth.

2. In the vignette entitled "Whales, or: Drowning in Air," the narrator depicts a beached whale in what location?
(a) Australia.
(b) California.
(c) Japan.
(d) Florida.

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

4. What year is depicted when the vignette first joins Philip Verheyen?
(a) 1779.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1493.
(d) 1689.

5. In what liquid is Verheyen's amputated body part preserved?
(a) Brandy.
(b) Gin.
(c) Ether.
(d) Formaldehyde.

Short Answer Questions

1. Captain James Cook's search for a mysterious island is depicted as taking place in what year?

2. The narrator urges the reader to write at least one sentence on which platform?

3. Who notices during their visits that Verheyen is becoming increasingly obsessed with his amputated body part?

4. What are the categories of television identified by the narrator when she has insomnia?

5. Charlotta's personal touch is detectable in the drawings of what two objects on the labels of the specimen jars?

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