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

2. When the narrator attends the lecture about travel psychology, what does she conclude about its length?
(a) It was not long enough.
(b) It should never have started in the first place.
(c) It was too long.
(d) It was precisely the right length.

3. The donkey owner observes that the American tourists are different from the others in what way?
(a) They are louder.
(b) They experience more culture shock.
(c) They are heavier.
(d) They are more polite.

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

5. The two businessmen sitting next to the narrator are traveling to a conference on what subject?
(a) Solar radiation.
(b) Wind power.
(c) Electric vehicles.
(d) Nuclear power.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way does the pilgrim who reveres a philosopher interpret what he observes?

2. The narrator remarks that she has a decided aversion to what element of life?

3. What book does Erik read again and again while he is in prison?

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

5. What part of a woman's body does the narrator compare to fingerprints in relation to uniqueness?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What coping mechanism does Kunicki primarily use to deal with the stress of his missing wife and son?

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

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

9. The narrator's use of the word pilgrim throughout the novel is an allusion to what great work of literature?

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

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