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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. How is Dr. Blau's talk about silicone plastination received by his audience?

2. The philosopher revered by one of the novel's pilgrims at one point observes and interprets what sight?

3. The first pilgrim featured within Flights takes annual vacations of what length?

4. The university attended by the narrator had previously served as an outpost for what group?

5. The after-dinner entertainment causes what reaction in the narrator and her companion?

Short Essay Questions

1. Since childhood, what sight has filled Blau with a feeling of happiness and fulfillment?

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

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

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

5. What method does the narrator prefer when dealing with locations in which she has been hurt?

6. Provide basic information about the origins of travel psychology.

7. What is the message contained within the vignette entitled "Travel Sizes"?

8. How does the theme of deception arise within Blau's visit to Mrs. Mole's home?

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

10. How does the theme of isolation arise within the vignettes that focus on Eryk?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within Flights and what is Tokarczuk’s message regarding these themes?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze Tokarczuk’s inclusion of the journey motif within Flights. What message is Tokarczuk sending about journeys versus destinations?

Essay Topic 3

Write a critical essay about Flights while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the novel.

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