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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. 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.

2. What is the work assignment that Liz is meant to do when she is at the Ashram, as a part of her mundane work?
(a) Reading.
(b) Scrubbing temple floors.
(c) Greeting students and visitors.
(d) Washing dishes.

3. What does Liz stop doing when she begins to feel depression and loneliness when she is in Rome?
(a) Calling David.
(b) Exercising.
(c) Practicing Italian.
(d) Taking her anti-depressants.

4. How long is the walking tour in the city which takes Liz all the way to her favorite spot on the shore opposite the Tiber Island?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 10 hours.
(c) 6 hours.
(d) 1 hour.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Living the idea of God is something which is impossible without the help of ______________, even if understanding is simple.

2. What is the time at which the students at the Ashram are expected to rise in the morning?

3. What does Liz decide to retire when she finally begins to settle down in Italy with her new friends?

4. The experience that Liz has with God begins a ______________, but not a conversion, according to the story.

5. Who does Liz have in her mind when she is preparing meals, according to the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Liz do when she begins to hear her ex-husband's voice in her head when she is cooking for herself?

2. Why doesn't Rome compete with the other cities in the European Union, according to Liz?

3. What does Liz do in response to David's repulsion at her addiction and her dependence on him?

4. Why is the guru not in residence in the Ashram where Liz is staying, according to her explanation?

5. For what is the practice of yoga used, according to Liz's own experience and study of the subject?

6. What is the schedule the students have to follow, in terms of the time they need to get up and the time they need to go to bed?

7. What happens when a person is able to stand in the eternal present as a result of practicing yoga?

8. What is the meaning of the new mantra which Liz is going to be using during her stay at the Ashram?

9. Why doesn't Liz decide to cry when she is feeling despondent about her inability to transform herself?

10. To what does Liz compare her arrival at the Ashram when she is first coming into India?

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