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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What metaphorical object does Tokarczuk use to make a point about aberration and reality?
(a) A chaise lounge.
(b) A settee.
(c) An armchair.
(d) An ottoman.

2. The sanskrit Kali Yuga refers to which cycle of the world?
(a) The first cycle.
(b) The final cycle.
(c) The endless cycle.
(d) The end of the cycle.

3. What type of receptacle is featured in the vignette about the collection of oddities?
(a) A sink.
(b) A bucket.
(c) A cabinet.
(d) A cupboard.

4. The first pilgrim featured within Flights takes annual vacations of what length?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 3 days.

5. What object is used to symbolize the tendency of certain people to seek life improvement through travel?
(a) A lottery ticket.
(b) An egg timer.
(c) A poker hand.
(d) A pair of dice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the fictional Philip Verheyen's own body does he dissect over the course of several years?

2. The narrator describes a dream in which she reads an article about how to construct what object?

3. As the narrator flips through television channels while unable to sleep, she determines that everything falls into how many categories?

4. Another one of the pilgrims featured within Flights considers what philosophical work to be more practical than the Bible?

5. The narrator claims that what object reveals the natural state of the world?

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