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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 describes a dream in which she reads an article about how to construct what object?
(a) An ocean.
(b) An airplane.
(c) A train.
(d) A nest.

2. How is Dr. Blau's talk about silicone plastination received by his audience?
(a) Curtly.
(b) Disinterestedly.
(c) Enthusiastically.
(d) Blandly.

3. The narrator describes the nocturnal brain using an allusion to which mythological figure?
(a) Eros.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Pandora.
(d) Penelope.

4. In which direction does the narrator's plane fly in the vignette entitled "Irkutsk-Moscow" (225)?
(a) North.
(b) West.
(c) South.
(d) East.

5. The woman with the red suitcase has how many grown children?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The narrator proclaims that "seeing means" (182) what?

3. What city is referred to as the Eternal City?

4. What type of beverage does the narrator invoke to describe the way in which darkness unfolds?

5. What type of trains are discussed in the vignette entitled "Trains for Cowards" (61)?

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