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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Bodhi Tree" - "Mobility is Reality".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of beverage does the narrator invoke to describe the way in which darkness unfolds?
(a) Milk.
(b) Juice.
(c) Water.
(d) Coffee.

2. For what reason does the narrator believe that her own body will not undergo a transformation at the time of her death?
(a) She believes that she has not served humankind.
(b) She believes that she has been too happy as a mortal being.
(c) She is not a devout practicer of religion.
(d) She has too many pessimistic qualities.

3. In which direction does the narrator's plane fly in the vignette entitled "Irkutsk-Moscow" (225)?
(a) South.
(b) East.
(c) West.
(d) North.

4. The narrator says that the airport in which city is shaped like a spine?
(a) Frankfurt.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Tokyo.
(d) San Francisco.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What object is used to symbolize the tendency of certain people to seek life improvement through travel?

2. One vignette focuses on a ruler from Istanbul who rounds up what kinds of stray animals and puts them on an island?

3. The ruler at the center of two vignettes decides to bring only which members of his family along during his escape?

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

5. When the narrator attends the lecture about travel psychology, what does she conclude about its length?

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