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

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. What type of beverage does the narrator invoke to describe the way in which darkness unfolds?
(a) Water.
(b) Juice.
(c) Milk.
(d) Coffee.

3. The university attended by the narrator had previously served as an outpost for what group?
(a) The Sons of Norway.
(b) The Hitler Youth.
(c) The S.S.
(d) The Hare Krishna.

4. What part of a woman's body does the narrator compare to fingerprints in relation to uniqueness?
(a) The earlobe.
(b) The tongue.
(c) The breast.
(d) The vulva.

5. What are the narrator's feelings about guidebooks?
(a) They are written by people who never travel.
(b) They are destructive in their overanalysis.
(c) Every location in them should be avoided.
(d) They are helpful for young travelers.

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

7. As the narrator flips through television channels while unable to sleep, she determines that everything falls into how many categories?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

8. The narrator states that the person at the center of "Sarira" has a body that will transform into what object upon her death?
(a) A shard of glass.
(b) A grain of sand.
(c) A musical note.
(d) A block of wood.

9. One of Flight's vignettes sees the narrator judging a friend of hers who hates to travel in what manner?
(a) Slowly.
(b) Cheaply.
(c) Quickly.
(d) Alone.

10. When the narrator attends the lecture about travel psychology, what does she conclude about its length?
(a) It was precisely the right length.
(b) It was too long.
(c) It should never have started in the first place.
(d) It was not long enough.

11. How many of the first vignettes focus on the narrator's motivations for writing?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

12. What motivation drives humans to travel, according to the lectures focused on travel psychology?
(a) Desire.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Ennui.
(d) Curiosity.

13. How does the narrator view the locations in which she has been hurt?
(a) She obsesses over them.
(b) She longs to settle in them.
(c) She blocks them out of her memory.
(d) She makes a point of creating happy memories in them.

14. The philosopher revered by one of the novel's pilgrims at one point observes and interprets what sight?
(a) The line of people at the bank.
(b) The flight of birds.
(c) The feet of people rushing along the street.
(d) The hooves of horses galloping by.

15. What type of receptacle is featured in the vignette about the collection of oddities?
(a) A sink.
(b) A cabinet.
(c) A cupboard.
(d) A bucket.

Short Answer Questions

1. One vignette depicts veiled women watching a movie together that focuses on what fictional character?

2. As a child, the narrator had dreamt of one day becoming what?

3. The first pilgrim featured within Flights takes annual vacations of what length?

4. Toward what types of things has the narrator always been drawn?

5. The narrator likes to read facts from the package of what product?

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