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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The sanskrit Kali Yuga refers to which cycle of the world?
(a) The end of the cycle.
(b) The first cycle.
(c) The endless cycle.
(d) The final cycle.

2. The narrator remarks that rarity is frequently rewarded with what?
(a) Value.
(b) Integrity.
(c) Constancy.
(d) Immortality.

3. What event causes Dr. Blau to leave before discovering the secret preservation techniques?
(a) Toad'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) Mole's widow makes a pass at him.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Toward what types of things has the narrator always been drawn?

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

3. Josefine Soliman proclaims in her second letter to Francis I that what event took place just weeks ago?

4. Another one of the pilgrims featured within Flights considers what philosophical work to be more practical than the Bible?

5. When the narrator dreams of a huge cloud on the horizon, in what location does she find herself in the dream?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the unnamed narrator's first childhood experience as a traveler.

2. How does the theme of isolation arise within the vignettes that focus on Eryk?

3. Since childhood, what sight has filled Blau with a feeling of happiness and fulfillment?

4. What method does the narrator prefer when dealing with locations in which she has been hurt?

5. How does the unnamed narrator feel about islands and why?

6. What does the narrator announce as the aim of each one of her pilgrimages?

7. What conclusions does the narrator draw about islands and why?

8. What type of metaphor does Tokarczuk use to describe the river near her childhood home and why?

9. How does the theme of deception arise within Blau's visit to Mrs. Mole's home?

10. Provide basic information about the origins of travel psychology.

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