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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. Josefine Solomon's letter is addressed to "Francis, Emperor of" (165) what country?
(a) Italy.
(b) Austria.
(c) Japan.
(d) Germany.

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 girl.
(c) Her daughter fell ill with fever.
(d) She gave birth to a baby boy.

3. The vignette entitled "Sarira" focuses on what kind of person?
(a) A stewardess.
(b) A sultan.
(c) A nun.
(d) A factory worker.

4. How is Dr. Blau's talk about silicone plastination received by his audience?
(a) Curtly.
(b) Disinterestedly.
(c) Enthusiastically.
(d) Blandly.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With what form of comfort does Kunicki console himself after the disappearance of his wife and child?

3. The narrator states that darkness causes her to feel like taking what action?

4. The locals on the island visited by Kunicki's family produce their own what?

5. Once Kunicki's wife and child go missing, the locals keep repeating to Kunicki that the island is not what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What discordant image is at the center of the vignette entitled "Cleopatras"?

2. How is the theme of violence present within the story about the sultan?

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

4. According to the unnamed narrator, what is possibly "the greatest wonder of the world" (72) and why?

5. How is personification used to underscore the deep love Blau has for the study of anatomy?

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

7. Discuss the qualities of Flights that could qualify it as a Postmodern work of literature.

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

9. How is repetition used within the story about Kunicki and for what purpose?

10. To what advice does the title "Guidance from Cioran" refer?

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