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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rita realize while she is touring the museums in Mexico City?
(a) She misses her husband.
(b) She is completely free to do whatever she wants.
(c) She has no friends.
(d) She has no concept of safety.

2. What does Rita do without her first night in the hotel?
(a) Water.
(b) Food.
(c) Light.
(d) Blankets.

3. What does Rita say her profession is?
(a) Teacher.
(b) She is unemployed.
(c) Banker.
(d) Writer of children's books.

4. How do the women in the village treat Rita on her first day?
(a) They run away.
(b) They completely ignore her.
(c) They run up to embrace her.
(d) They shyly greet her.

5. Of what is the author afraid at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Illness.
(c) Meeting people.
(d) Strangers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leads the group to Tower Island?

2. What discovery makes Rita's traveling easier and more affordable?

3. What does Rita do for her 49th birthday?

4. What does Zahava want Rita to experience?

5. How does Rita get to the Zapotec village?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Juanita's connection to California?

2. How do the Indonesians feel about their elderly?

3. How does Rita celebrate her birthday in Guatemala?

4. What is happening in Rita's marriage?

5. Describe Rita's life with her husband.

6. How does Servas work?

7. What is Rita's experience like when she goes to Quibuto?

8. How are women treated in the communities Rita visits in Israel?

9. Why is Rita interested in visiting Israel?

10. What sort of reception does Rita get when she stays in the Zapotec village?

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