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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. What does Liz do in order to feel more settled into the area in which she is staying to study with Ketut?

2. _____________ responds to all sincere prayers and all paths which lead back to this person.

3. What is the reassignment that Liz receives the morning after deciding that she wants to do something different with her time?

4. Whose lease is up and the rent on the house is going to go up as a result, which causes suffering for this person?

5. Everyone is watched over from the womb by four ________: Intelligence, Friendship, Strength, and Poetry.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Liz learn about the history of Bali when she checks out books on Bali from the library?

2. What does Felipe point out to Liz after she tells him that she wants to be friends with him?

3. What does Ketut say that he will teach Liz when she comes to study with him? And what else does Ketut say that he will do?

4. What happens to Liz's prayers when she is becoming more clear about what she wants from her life?

5. What is the problem that Wayan is suffering, which she shares with Liz during their time together?

6. What does Ketut say about the palm reading of Felipe when he meets him for the first time?

7. What is the turiya state which Liz is trying to achieve in the course of her time at the Ashram?

8. What is the Sufi image which Liz uses to explain to Wayan the opportunities before her now?

9. What does Liz do in order to help out Wayan with her real estate problems, though she is thought to be nutty for it?

10. To what does the plumber/poet from New Zealand liken divorce when a group begins to discuss this idea?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

During her affair with Felipe, Liz neglects her meditation and her trips to see Ketut, her guru.

Part 1: Why do you think Liz stays away from her spiritual practices as she is falling in love?

Part 2: Do you think that Liz's spiritual progress has faltered since she's fallen in love?

Part 3: How do you think Liz could have balanced her spiritual life and her love more?

Essay Topic 2

The Ketut figure in the story is one who is almost stereotypical, with the looks he has and the way that he is described in his actions.

Part 1: Do you think the gurus are important and valuable people in the world?

Part 2: Why do you think people continue to seek out gurus to help them in their lives?

Part 3: Do you think you would ever seek out a guru in your own life? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Liz seems to be drawn into spirituality from the very start, and even the doubts of God are proof that she does believe in something else.

Part 1: Why do you think Liz is so quick to say that she does not believe in God?

Part 2: Do you think that Liz believes in God anyway, even though she refuses to say so at first?

Part 3: How do you think a person becomes closer to their faith?

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