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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Flights" - "Boarding".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator describes the nocturnal brain using an allusion to which mythological figure?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Eros.
(c) Pandora.
(d) Penelope.

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

3. As the narrator flips through television channels while unable to sleep, she determines that everything falls into how many categories?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

4. In the vignette entitled "Flights," the narrator states that "everything is" (227) what in hell?
(a) Pointy.
(b) On fire.
(c) Hypothetical.
(d) Lost.

5. What object is used to symbolize the tendency of certain people to seek life improvement through travel?
(a) A poker hand.
(b) A lottery ticket.
(c) A pair of dice.
(d) An egg timer.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator explains that the airport in which city is shaped like a computer chip?

2. The narrator says that she prefers to be more like a gardener than like a what when it comes to her own narrative?

3. It is revealed that Verheyen's loss of a body part had been caused by what object?

4. When Verheyen's student imagines his teacher, he pictures him using what type of writing implement?

5. The Day of the Dead is a festival that lasts for what length of time?

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