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

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

3. The narrator describes a dream in which she reads an article about how to construct what object?
(a) A train.
(b) An ocean.
(c) A nest.
(d) An airplane.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During one of the narrator's journeys, she watches what kind of after-dinner entertainment?

2. What type of receptacle is featured in the vignette about the collection of oddities?

3. The first pilgrim featured in the narrative tells the narrator that the things he has seen are now what?

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

5. One of Flight's vignettes sees the narrator judging a friend of hers who hates to travel in what manner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ironic about Blau's "unproblematic" (133) romantic life prior to his marriage?

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

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

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

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

6. What is the message contained within the vignette entitled "Travel Sizes"?

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

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

9. Describe Blau's feelings about the discipline of medicine.

10. Discuss an instance of Tokarczuk employing satire in order to poke fun at a particular group.

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