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

2. As the narrator flips through television channels while unable to sleep, she determines that everything falls into how many categories?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

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

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 shard of glass.
(c) A musical note.
(d) A block of wood.

5. The narrator remarks that rarity is frequently rewarded with what?
(a) Integrity.
(b) Immortality.
(c) Value.
(d) Constancy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the vignette entitled "Purity of Blood," the narrator is staying at a hotel in what city?

3. The narrator claims that what kind of "sin will be forgiven" (177)?

4. What object is used to symbolize the tendency of certain people to seek life improvement through travel?

5. What kind of tree is featured in the vignette in which the narrator meets a man from China?

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