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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Before leaving with his caravan, the ruler stabs which character in her womb?
(a) His daughter.
(b) His wife.
(c) His sister.
(d) His mother.

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

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

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

6. The fact with which the narrator is most infatuated has to do with what part of the human body?
(a) The nose.
(b) The appendix.
(c) The tongue.
(d) The ear.

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

8. What are the categories of television identified by the narrator when she has insomnia?
(a) Pornography, religion, and violence.
(b) Pornography, religion, violence, politics, and entertainment.
(c) Pornography and religion.
(d) Pornography, religion, violence, and politics.

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

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

11. The narrator states that darkness causes her to feel like taking what action?
(a) Running.
(b) Exploring.
(c) Leaving.
(d) Sleeping.

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

13. The ruler at the center of two vignettes decides to bring only which members of his family along during his escape?
(a) His sisters.
(b) His parents.
(c) His wives.
(d) His children.

14. The after-dinner entertainment causes what reaction in the narrator and her companion?
(a) They laugh.
(b) They scream.
(c) They cry.
(d) They faint.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator view the locations in which she has been hurt?

2. The two businessmen sitting next to the narrator are traveling to a conference on what subject?

3. What metaphorical object does Tokarczuk use to make a point about aberration and reality?

4. When the narrator attends the lecture about travel psychology, what does she conclude about its length?

5. What type of beverage does the narrator invoke to describe the way in which darkness unfolds?

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