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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 narrator dreams about navigating a labyrinth within which United States city?
(a) New York City.
(b) Detroit.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Chicago.

2. The two businessmen sitting next to the narrator are traveling to a conference on what subject?
(a) Electric vehicles.
(b) Nuclear power.
(c) Wind power.
(d) Solar radiation.

3. The fact with which the narrator is most infatuated has to do with what part of the human body?
(a) The appendix.
(b) The tongue.
(c) The ear.
(d) The nose.

4. The narrator discusses a statue of what entity that appeared to have arrived in the world fully-formed?
(a) The Virgin Mary.
(b) Gonesh.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Buddha.

5. An ichthyologist studies what types of creatures?
(a) Mammals.
(b) Fish.
(c) Insects.
(d) Birds.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator comes to believe that change is different from permanence in what way?

2. The narrator gives a ride to a young man named Nebojsa who tells her what kinds of stories?

3. It is revealed that Verheyen's loss of a body part had been caused by what object?

4. What event causes Dr. Blau to leave before discovering the secret preservation techniques?

5. How many of the first vignettes focus on the narrator's motivations for writing?

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