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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what does Liz feel overcome when she is around Roman men, according to the story?
(a) Anger.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Lust.

2. Who is the gorgeous, attentive actor and writer with whom Liz begins an affair during the midst of her divorce?
(a) Thomas.
(b) David.
(c) Giovanni.
(d) Felipe.

3. Liz finds that she is unwilling to drop the little ________ string of song when the other women are chanting, even if she is tired.
(a) Purple.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) White.

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

5. Where are Liz and Iva driving when Iva tells Liz that she needs to talk to God about her problems, according to the story?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) Michigan.
(c) California.
(d) Kansas.

6. What line does Liz remember from Jaws when she struggles with not breaking down? "We're gonna need a bigger _________"
(a) Net.
(b) Plan.
(c) Harpoon.
(d) Boat.

7. Who introduces Liz to an Indian Guru when she is in her fragile state and is unable to deal well with the world?
(a) Claude.
(b) David.
(c) Iva.
(d) Giovanni.

8. How does Liz decide that she needs to break up with David? How does she tell him it's over?
(a) On the phone.
(b) In a letter.
(c) In person.
(d) Over email.

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

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

11. Liz decides that she wants to have her own __________ since she seems to have forgotten what that is.
(a) Home.
(b) Truth.
(c) Books.
(d) Personality.

12. Liz continues to sing, helping the mystical _____________ that holds unknown destinies, according to the writing in this book.
(a) Fishing net.
(b) Building.
(c) Cone.
(d) Water pitcher.

13. What offers Liz ever-shifting images that begin to drive her crazy, even as she is trying to push them away?
(a) Richard.
(b) The Guru.
(c) Mind.
(d) A woman.

14. What does Liz do for the first time in her adult life after she meets the guru and begins to make changes?
(a) Reads a book.
(b) Writes a book.
(c) Gets her own apartment.
(d) Finds her mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what holiday does Lucca's birthday fall so the group of friends decides to celebrate this holiday as well for Liz?

2. Who does Lucca want to live near, which is why he cannot picture himself in any other place?

3. Liz tries to learn one-_______________ by using mantras, which will give her mind something to do.

4. Who is the filmmaker who wants to learn English and becomes Liz's other partner in learning Italian?

5. Shaktipat is the divine ____________ given by enlightened masters to their students, according to Liz.

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