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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 blocks them out of her memory.
(c) She makes a point of creating happy memories in them.
(d) She longs to settle in them.

2. Josefine Soliman proclaims in her second letter to Francis I that what event took place just weeks ago?
(a) Her husband died.
(b) She gave birth to a baby boy.
(c) Her daughter fell ill with fever.
(d) She gave birth to a baby girl.

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

4. What emotion does Dr. Blau see when he looks into the man's eyes who also hopes to discover preservation secrets?
(a) Love.
(b) Triumph.
(c) Reluctance.
(d) Fear.

5. 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 the point of life is to graze the dust in search of mystery.
(c) He concludes that the point of life is to mimic others' actions.
(d) He concludes that chaos is inevitable.

6. The first pilgrim featured within Flights takes annual vacations of what length?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 1 week.

7. 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.

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

9. The vignettes mentioning Menchu focuses on what type of ruler?
(a) A king.
(b) A president.
(c) A shah.
(d) A sultan.

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

11. The narrator requires an electric socket in order to power what necessary item?
(a) A can opener.
(b) A teakettle.
(c) A hairdryer.
(d) A nightlight.

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

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

14. One of the vignettes focuses on a poet who works in what capacity?
(a) As a doctor.
(b) As a travel guide.
(c) As a judge.
(d) As a chef.

15. When the narrator dreams of a huge cloud on the horizon, in what location does she find herself in the dream?
(a) Tahiti.
(b) Bikini Island.
(c) My Lai.
(d) Aruba.

Short Answer Questions

1. The vignette entitled "Media Presenters" describes what type of vehicle lying in blood and gasoline?

2. The narrator describes a dream in which she reads an article about how to construct what object?

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

4. How does Aleksandra describe God to the narrator?

5. The donkey owner observes that the American tourists are different from the others in what way?

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