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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose voice in her head helps Liz to stop sliding into brooding about her life and about her loves?
(a) Ketut's.
(b) Richard's.
(c) Her own.
(d) David's.

2. Liz goes to Indonesia, only knowing that her contact lives somewhere near __________, according to the book.
(a) Terrazi.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Ubud.
(d) Ruku.

3. The number of people that Ketut sees on special days, or ___________ days, can be around 100 - and he doesn't turn anyone away.
(a) Sunny.
(b) Auspicious.
(c) Rainy.
(d) Cloudy.

4. Who does Liz worry about, so she tells Wayan to tell them they shouldn't worry about their future?
(a) Herself.
(b) Siblings.
(c) Orphans.
(d) Farm animals.

5. What does Liz want from Wayan when they are dealing with the real estate debacle, according to the book?
(a) A copy of the deed.
(b) Forgiveness.
(c) The truth.
(d) A new room to stay in.

6. Felipe takes Liz to the beach where he says that he admires her ___________ body as they are on the sand.
(a) Tan.
(b) Yogi.
(c) Fake thin.
(d) Spiritual.

7. Complex religious ceremonies mark the ___________ rites of passage during a Bali villager's life.
(a) 13.
(b) 15.
(c) 20.
(d) 2.

8. What does Mario help Liz buy so that she can get around town more easily during her stay in Bali?
(a) Car.
(b) Scooter.
(c) Motorcycle.
(d) Bike.

9. ___________ is also a divine/human relationship between grace and self effort, according to Liz's own thoughts.
(a) Prayer.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Destiny.
(d) Honor.

10. What kind of time does Liz point out happens when one lives in the area of Bali, according to the book?
(a) Chicken time.
(b) Rubber time.
(c) Anger hours.
(d) Quietude.

11. _____________ responds to all sincere prayers and all paths which lead back to this person.
(a) Truth.
(b) God.
(c) Love.
(d) Supremeness.

12. What does Ketut believe one should practice in private since it is a personal process, not one to be shared?
(a) Religion.
(b) Sport.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Love.

13. What does Ketut say about the various forms of yoga and what they have to offer a person?
(a) Strong.
(b) Useful.
(c) Same-same.
(d) Boring as can be.

14. What is the reassignment that Liz receives the morning after deciding that she wants to do something different with her time?
(a) Cook.
(b) Silent Guru.
(c) Key Hostess.
(d) Yoga Teacher.

15. What is the Bali word for Feng Shui which Wayan does in order to slow the search for a new house to purchase?
(a) Taksu.
(b) Duna.
(c) Druga.
(d) Takunsu.

Short Answer Questions

1. _____________, Liz learns, is a manifestation of self importance, so she decides to work on this practice.

2. Liz sees the new students as the __________ from Close Encounters of the Third Kind, confused and disoriented.

3. What does the word 'tutti' mean in Italian, of which Liz's friend reminds her when she is asking for money?

4. What does Ketut believe has emptied his bank account, according to his version of events in the story?

5. The Westerners dubbed Bali "The Island of the __________" though it was not safe to travel to Bali until the 1970s.

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