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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Reception Areas at Large Fancy Hotels" - "Boarding".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The donkey owner observes that the American tourists are different from the others in what way?
(a) They are louder.
(b) They experience more culture shock.
(c) They are more polite.
(d) They are heavier.

2. One of the vignettes focuses on a poet who works in what capacity?
(a) As a travel guide.
(b) As a doctor.
(c) As a chef.
(d) As a judge.

3. One vignette focuses on a ruler from Istanbul who rounds up what kinds of stray animals and puts them on an island?
(a) Parrots.
(b) Pigeons.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Cats.

4. What does the woman with the red suitcase do for a living?
(a) She designs poisons.
(b) She designs interior spaces.
(c) She is a landscaping designer.
(d) She is a doctor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the vignette entitled "Flights," the narrator states that "everything is" (227) what in hell?

2. The vignette entitled "30,000 Guilders" takes place in what century?

3. The after-dinner entertainment causes what reaction in the narrator and her companion?

4. The final two vignettes within Flights focus on what topic?

5. The vignette about whales posits that on the rare occasion when a beached whale is saved, it is sent to what country?

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