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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the narrator's destination during her first true experience with travel?
(a) A river.
(b) A swimming pool.
(c) A library.
(d) A park.

3. In what location does Dr. Blau store all of his tissue samples and medical exhibits?
(a) The refrigerator of his home.
(b) In the university laboratory.
(c) The basement of the university.
(d) The bathtub of his home.

4. What book does Erik read again and again while he is in prison?
(a) In Cold Blood.
(b) Moby Dick.
(c) A Tale of Two Cities.
(d) A Clockwork Orange.

5. What object does Tokarczuk use as a metaphor for the river upon her first time there?
(a) A ribbon.
(b) A dime.
(c) An alarm clock.
(d) A paper clip.

6. 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) Cats.
(d) Dogs.

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

8. During one of the narrator's journeys, she watches what kind of after-dinner entertainment?
(a) A hypnotist.
(b) An acrobatic routine.
(c) Belly dancing.
(d) A magician.

9. The narrator remarks that rarity is frequently rewarded with what?
(a) Constancy.
(b) Integrity.
(c) Value.
(d) Immortality.

10. For what reason does the narrator believe that her own body will not undergo a transformation at the time of her death?
(a) She believes that she has been too happy as a mortal being.
(b) She is not a devout practicer of religion.
(c) She has too many pessimistic qualities.
(d) She believes that she has not served humankind.

11. The narrator compares herself to what part of the body while discussing her role as a writer?
(a) A leg.
(b) An ear.
(c) A nose.
(d) An arm.

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

13. What is the name of the man famous for his preservation techniques, causing Dr. Blau to seek out his home?
(a) Mole.
(b) Badger.
(c) Rat.
(d) Toad.

14. Another one of the pilgrims featured within Flights considers what philosophical work to be more practical than the Bible?
(a) A work by Nietzsche.
(b) A work by Descartes.
(c) A work by Cioran.
(d) A work by Hobbes.

15. The first vignette in Flight describes the narrator's discovery of what element as a toddler?
(a) Airplanes.
(b) Sunrises.
(c) Nightfall.
(d) Dawn.

Short Answer Questions

1. The ruler at the center of two vignettes decides to bring only which members of his family along during his escape?

2. One of the vignettes focuses on a poet who works in what capacity?

3. Josefine Solomon's letter is addressed to "Francis, Emperor of" (165) what country?

4. One of Flight's vignettes sees the narrator judging a friend of hers who hates to travel in what manner?

5. The philosopher revered by one of the novel's pilgrims at one point observes and interprets what sight?

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