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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Verheyen's student imagines his teacher, he pictures him using what type of writing implement?
(a) A feather pen.
(b) A pencil.
(c) A crayon.
(d) A Sharpie.

2. The narrator notes that Nebojsa's name sounds exactly like the Polish phrase that means what in English?
(a) Do not be afraid.
(b) Say your prayers.
(c) Take heart.
(d) Keep moving.

3. In the vignette entitled "Flights," the narrator states that "everything is" (227) what in hell?
(a) On fire.
(b) Lost.
(c) Pointy.
(d) Hypothetical.

4. The narrator laments the plights of people who speak what language as their native tongue?
(a) English.
(b) Portuguese.
(c) Russian.
(d) Spanish.

5. The narrator declares that reception areas are better than cafes for what reason?
(a) Because they are quieter.
(b) Because they are carpeted.
(c) Because they require no purchase.
(d) Because they contain more human drama.

6. In the vignette entitled "Purity of Blood," the narrator meets a woman who hails from what type of location?
(a) A desert.
(b) A forest.
(c) An island.
(d) A peninsula.

7. The narrator gives a ride to a young man named Nebojsa who tells her what kinds of stories?
(a) Tall tales.
(b) Love.
(c) Origin myths.
(d) War.

8. The narrator repeats again and again that each of her "pilgrimages aims at some other" (266) what?
(a) Pilgrim.
(b) World.
(c) Reality.
(d) Goal.

9. The narrator says that the airport in which city is shaped like a spine?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Frankfurt.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Tokyo.

10. In the vignette entitled "Whales, or: Drowning in Air," the narrator depicts a beached whale in what location?
(a) Japan.
(b) California.
(c) Australia.
(d) Florida.

11. In what liquid is Verheyen's amputated body part preserved?
(a) Ether.
(b) Gin.
(c) Formaldehyde.
(d) Brandy.

12. The narrator states that the view from any point between that of the frog and the bird "just leads to" (178) what?
(a) Chaos.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Regret.
(d) Confusion.

13. The woman with the red suitcase makes several trips to what country?
(a) Thailand.
(b) France.
(c) Poland.
(d) Spain.

14. The narrator says that the airport in which city is shaped like a plane?
(a) Frankfurt.
(b) Denver.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Sydney.

15. The Day of the Dead is a festival that lasts for what length of time?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 6 days.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 1 afternoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. It is revealed that Verheyen's loss of a body part had been caused by what object?

2. The narrator explains that the airport in which city is shaped like a computer chip?

3. The man sitting next to the narrator during the flight from Irkutsk to Moscow has what job?

4. The words "Mobility is Reality" (226) appear in the Moscow airport within an advertisement for what product?

5. The narrator tells the reader that what location is a good place to practice her favorite skill?

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