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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator tells the reader that what location is a good place to practice her favorite skill?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Argentina.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Holland.

2. The narrator says that the airport in which city is shaped like a plane?
(a) Denver.
(b) Sydney.
(c) Frankfurt.
(d) San Francisco.

3. For what reason does the narrator lament the plights of people who speak a particular language?
(a) Because they have nothing secret of their own.
(b) Because they spit their words at one another.
(c) Because they have no facility with ideas.
(d) Because they share such a variety of accents.

4. The narrator states that the person at the center of "Sarira" has a body that will transform into what object upon her death?
(a) A grain of sand.
(b) A musical note.
(c) A block of wood.
(d) A shard of glass.

5. The narrator urges the reader to write at least one sentence on which platform?
(a) Twitter.
(b) Facebook.
(c) Wikipedia.
(d) Imdb.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The narrator repeats again and again that each of her "pilgrimages aims at some other" (266) what?

3. In the vignette entitled "Whales, or: Drowning in Air," the narrator depicts a beached whale in what location?

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

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

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