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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rita observe about the Nicaraguans she meets over the eight months that she is there?
(a) They are very skittish.
(b) They have an air of pride and confidence.
(c) They are very reserved.
(d) They act beaten and oppressed.

2. Why doesn't the captain want to go to Tower Island?
(a) The water is too rough.
(b) He is scared of the animals.
(c) It's too far, too flat, and impossible to find in fog without radar.
(d) He is worried about distressing the native animals.

3. How do the men treat Rita?
(a) They stand at a distance.
(b) They gather around her, touch her, and tell her stories.
(c) They are cordial, but don't look at her directly.
(d) They run away.

4. With whom does Rita stay when she arrives in Bali?
(a) A friend of her son.
(b) A friend she had met in previous travels.
(c) The owner of a bed and breakfast.
(d) A prince.

5. To what does Rita attribute her desire to leave Bali?
(a) She wants to get away from all the palace gossip.
(b) The women are mean to her.
(c) Her prince is gone.
(d) The people are beginning to bother her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the spirits tell the king?

2. How does Tu Aji feel about death?

3. What new item does Rita discover when she gets back to Kerambitan?

4. How does Rita feel as she goes down the street in San Salvador?

5. Who teaches Rita Indonesian?

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