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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 a huge cloud on the horizon, in what location does she find herself in the dream?
(a) My Lai.
(b) Aruba.
(c) Tahiti.
(d) Bikini Island.

2. With what form of comfort does Kunicki console himself after the disappearance of his wife and child?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Exercise.
(d) Food.

3. A character with what name believes that every human should write a book?
(a) Marie.
(b) Jasmine.
(c) Barbara.
(d) Sheila.

4. The narrator claims that when a beached whale is saved and is sent to a particular country, its fate is what?
(a) To live in an aquarium.
(b) To die alone.
(c) To have its blubber harvested.
(d) To be turned into dog food.

5. What service does the woman with the red suitcase perform for her ex-lover when she visits him?
(a) She assists him with suicide.
(b) She makes him dinner.
(c) She satisfies him sexually.
(d) She organizes his medicine cabinet.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What metaphorical object does Tokarczuk use to make a point about aberration and reality?

3. The narrator states that the view from any point between that of the frog and the bird "just leads to" (178) what?

4. The woman with the red suitcase stops in what location on her way home from visiting her ex-lover?

5. The vignettes mentioning Menchu focuses on what type of ruler?

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