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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Swamji, beloved __________, is in a dream of Liz's, telling her to hold back the sea while laughing about her failure.
(a) Truth.
(b) Monk.
(c) Master.
(d) One.

2. The sales clerk tells Liz that she looks like a buffalo ___________ in her new wide pants, according to the story.
(a) Bread.
(b) Patty.
(c) Mozzarella.
(d) Book.

3. One must be open to ____________, writes Liz, when she is thinking about Octavian and all of the things that he does not contemplate.
(a) Aggression.
(b) Power.
(c) Truth.
(d) Transformation.

4. From what state is Richard, the cool walking stranger who is a former junkie and alcoholic?
(a) California.
(b) Florida.
(c) New York.
(d) Texas.

5. __________ is Liz's best friend from her Italian class, according to the story.
(a) Giovanni.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Iva.
(d) Sophie.

6. Liz's new lover is _________ over her addiction to him and her despondency about her situation.
(a) Repulsed.
(b) Annoyed.
(c) At a loss for words.
(d) Empathetic to her feelings.

7. Liz's favorite word in Italian is __________________, which means, "Let's cross over" according to the story.
(a) Attraversiamo.
(b) Attende Tripse.
(c) Attremarche.
(d) Arreverderche.

8. Liz conceives of God as an experience of supreme __________ rather than like the descriptions in popular culture.
(a) Friendship.
(b) Presence.
(c) Authority.
(d) Love.

9. What allows Liz to head to Rome at the start of the story, according to her own writing?
(a) A man.
(b) A book advance.
(c) Her friend Iva.
(d) A free ticket.

10. What does Liz release when she gets the 'answer' from God in her notebook as she is in Rome?
(a) Doubt.
(b) Desire.
(c) Anger.
(d) Happiness.

11. Liz tries to learn one-_______________ by using mantras, which will give her mind something to do.
(a) Focus.
(b) Direction.
(c) Use.
(d) Pointedness.

12. Rome believes itself to be ____________, which is why it is less competitive than other cities in Europe.
(a) Useless.
(b) Artistic.
(c) Eternal.
(d) Better.

13. Liz swears herself to celibacy in order to find healing and peace through ____________, according to the story.
(a) Diary writing.
(b) Solitude.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Yoga.

14. Only __________ are conscious of realizing God, as Liz points out in the book has been taught to her.
(a) Humans.
(b) Yogis.
(c) Birds.
(d) Gurus.

15. In whose hands does Giulio put all of the decisions and the outcomes of the world, according to the story?
(a) His own.
(b) His wife's.
(c) His mama's.
(d) God's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Liz have her pivotal experience which brings her to her knees, talking to God?

2. To where does Liz give a girl directions, because this girl is traveling from Australia and needs to find her way eventually?

3. Liz points out that true yogis see everything in nature as ___________ in disguise, according to the writing in this book.

4. On what does Liz bring Iva when she is still battling her divorce and having troubles with her life, according to the story?

5. Who comes to visit Liz, dragging her around the city and helping her through her breakup grief?

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