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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 happens to the baby with whom they travel ?
(a) It keeps them all laughing.
(b) It makes Rita miss her children.
(c) It dies.
(d) It is injured, and Rita helps it.

2. Why is Rita concerned about her mother?
(a) Her mother's Parkinson's is getting worse.
(b) Her mother has fallen and broken her hip.
(c) Her mother has Alzheimer's.
(d) Her mother is depressed after the death of her husband.

3. What kind of house does Dayu Raka have ready for Rita?
(a) A hut.
(b) A clean yet spartan house.
(c) A very beautiful, luxurious one.
(d) She has a room adjacent to the family home.

4. What does Tu Nini do before she dies?
(a) She calls all her closest friends and relatives in to say goodbye.
(b) She asks for permission to die.
(c) She cleans the house.
(d) She writes a letter.

5. How do Rita and her companions reach through the cultural barrier?
(a) With music.
(b) By offering expensive gifts.
(c) Through language lessons.
(d) By helping with the cooking.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rita attends what type of ceremony?

2. What does Rita feel about the animals after tracking them for a day?

3. What does Rita think of sago, the main food staple of the tree village?

4. What do the spirits tell the king?

5. Irian Jaya is the western half of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Rita move to Vancouver?

2. What happens with Hans' wound?

3. What do Jan and Rita think about the experience?

4. How does Rita use music when she is going on the trek?

5. What is it that Rita does not like about Hans?

6. Rita visits her mom and is alarmed by her weakness. How does she react to her mother's health situation?

7. What happens to the book Rita writes about the orangutan experience?

8. Why does the group travel so far to visit the villagers who live in the trees?

9. What would be the benefits of having a telephone in Kerambitan?

10. What news does Rita get when she is living in Seattle that makes her decide to go back to Bali?

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