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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Citizens of the World, Pick Up Your Pens!"- "Sarira".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator deems her friend who does not like to travel alone to be a bad what?
(a) Date.
(b) Pilgrim.
(c) Person.
(d) Liar.

2. The narrator's first true experience with travel takes place during what period of her life?
(a) When she is an infant.
(b) When she is a young child.
(c) When she is a teenager.
(d) When she is a preteen.

3. Before leaving with his caravan, the ruler stabs which character in her womb?
(a) His daughter.
(b) His wife.
(c) His sister.
(d) His mother.

4. During one of the narrator's journeys, she watches what kind of after-dinner entertainment?
(a) A hypnotist.
(b) A magician.
(c) Belly dancing.
(d) An acrobatic routine.

5. What object does Tokarczuk use as a metaphor for the river upon her first time there?
(a) A ribbon.
(b) A paper clip.
(c) An alarm clock.
(d) A dime.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states that the person at the center of "Sarira" has a body that will transform into what object upon her death?

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

3. What are the narrator's feelings about guidebooks?

4. The narrator compares herself to what part of the body while discussing her role as a writer?

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

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