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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 makes a point of creating happy memories in them.
(d) She blocks them out of her memory.

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

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

4. The narrator enjoys the idea of performing what activity as a moral obligation to one's people?
(a) Writing letters.
(b) Having in-person conversations.
(c) Reading books.
(d) Watching films.

5. 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 experience more culture shock.
(d) They are heavier.

6. Once Kunicki's wife and child go missing, the locals keep repeating to Kunicki that the island is not what?
(a) Evil.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Evacuating.
(d) Very big.

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

8. One vignette describes which people's practice of mummifying their loved ones' heads?
(a) The Celts.
(b) The Maori.
(c) The Amazons.
(d) The Zulu.

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

10. The narrator's first true experience with travel takes place during what period of her life?
(a) When she is an infant.
(b) When she is a teenager.
(c) When she is a preteen.
(d) When she is a young child.

11. In a vignette composed of only one sentence, a time change results in an hour-long flight appearing to be how long?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 45 minutes.

12. The narrator pursues a degree in what discipline during her time at the university?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Education.
(c) Psychology.
(d) Biology.

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

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

15. A character with what name believes that every human should write a book?
(a) Sheila.
(b) Marie.
(c) Jasmine.
(d) Barbara.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the narrator's feelings about guidebooks?

2. The fact with which the narrator is most infatuated has to do with what part of the human body?

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

4. What emotion does Dr. Blau see when he looks into the man's eyes who also hopes to discover preservation secrets?

5. The narrator requires an electric socket in order to power what necessary item?

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