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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The first pilgrim featured within Flights takes annual vacations of what length?
2. For what reason does the narrator believe that her own body will not undergo a transformation at the time of her death?
3. What metaphorical object does Tokarczuk use to make a point about aberration and reality?
4. The narrator urges the reader to write at least one sentence on which platform?
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. The narrator's use of the word pilgrim throughout the novel is an allusion to what great work of literature?
2. How does the unnamed narrator feel about islands and why?
3. According to the unnamed narrator, what is possibly "the greatest wonder of the world" (72) and why?
4. How is repetition used within the story about Kunicki and for what purpose?
5. Since childhood, what sight has filled Blau with a feeling of happiness and fulfillment?
6. Describe Blau's feelings about the discipline of medicine.
7. What is the message contained within the vignette entitled "Travel Sizes"?
8. Describe the unnamed narrator's first childhood experience as a traveler.
9. To what advice does the title "Guidance from Cioran" refer?
10. What does the narrator announce as the aim of each one of her pilgrimages?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze Tokarczuk from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?
Essay Topic 2
What is the function of Kunicki's character within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by Tokarczuk in depicting Kuncki and his family and include in your discussion the reasons that Tokarczuk portrays the characters in these particular ways.
Essay Topic 3
Explicate the theme of appearance versus reality within Flights. What is Tokarczuk’s message regarding appearances versus the nature of reality and how do you know?
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