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

2. Where does Rita go on her first full day in Mexico City?

3. What bothers Rita when her wallet is stolen?

4. What is the first thing Rita does when she arrives at her house in Israel?

5. Why doesn't the captain want to go to Tower Island?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Rita decide to go to Indonesia?

2. Describe Rita's life with her husband.

3. How does Servas work?

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

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

6. How is Rita connected to the military when she visits the Galapagos?

7. How does Rita feel after she returns from the Galapagos?

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

9. How does Rita feel about her life after traveling on her own for three years?

10. What is happening in Rita's marriage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the inner workings of the orangutan camp. What do the scientists do? What does Rita do while she is there?

Essay Topic 2

What does Rita think about the spiritual experience in the cave? What message does the king get, and how does he react to it? How does the experience change the way Rita thinks about spirits?

Essay Topic 3

What does Rita think will help her integrate into other cultures? How does she prepare for integration? What does she learn through her travels about integration?

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