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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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.

7. How does Aleksandra describe God to the narrator?
(a) As an animal.
(b) As a creator.
(c) As a tyrant.
(d) As an artist.

8. 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.

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

10. 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.

11. What event causes Dr. Blau to leave before discovering the secret preservation techniques?
(a) Rat's widow makes a pass at him.
(b) Toad's widow makes a pass at him.
(c) Badger's widow makes a pass at him.
(d) Mole's widow makes a pass at him.

12. In what way does the pilgrim who reveres a philosopher interpret what he observes?
(a) He concludes that all beings are one.
(b) He concludes that chaos is inevitable.
(c) He concludes that the point of life is to graze the dust in search of mystery.
(d) He concludes that the point of life is to mimic others' actions.

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

14. The narrator urges the reader to write at least one sentence on which platform?
(a) Twitter.
(b) Wikipedia.
(c) Facebook.
(d) Imdb.

15. 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 should never have started in the first place.
(c) It was too long.
(d) It was not long enough.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what location does Dr. Blau store all of his tissue samples and medical exhibits?

2. The first vignette in Flight describes the narrator's discovery of what element as a toddler?

3. The narrator remarks that she has a decided aversion to what element of life?

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

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

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