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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. The new mantra that Liz uses is ________, which means "I am That" and it targets the area which the monk describes.
(a) Vishna.
(b) Tun-sa.
(c) Ham-sa.
(d) Hum-sa.

2. Liz points out that true yogis see everything in nature as ___________ in disguise, according to the writing in this book.
(a) God.
(b) Purity.
(c) Truth.
(d) Enlightenment.

3. Who comes to visit Liz, dragging her around the city and helping her through her breakup grief?
(a) Catherine.
(b) Sophie.
(c) Iva.
(d) Josephine.

4. What prevents Liz from setting out on her world travel adventure at the start, though this soon resolves?
(a) An illness.
(b) She loses her book advance.
(c) A family emergency.
(d) Her divorce proceedings.

5. When Liz is in the Ashram for the first time, she tests out her new ___________, "Om Namah Shivaya."
(a) Pledge.
(b) Bitte.
(c) Goal.
(d) Mantra.

Short Answer Questions

1. Yoga is meant to teach ___________, a state in which one does not have to brood about the past or the future.

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

3. Liz swears herself to celibacy in order to find healing and peace through ____________, according to the story.

4. Only __________ are conscious of realizing God, as Liz points out in the book has been taught to her.

5. Liz studies the language of Italian hard, trying to learn __________ words per day, according to the story.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Liz become lonely and depressed in her new Italian home, according to her writing in the book?

2. What does the yogic path do for the person who uses it as more than just an exercise practice?

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

4. What does Liz do as a result of going to a Hindu meditation group at the suggestion of David?

5. Why do Giovanni and Liz meet frequently, according to the beginning of the book?

6. How does Liz begin to define pleasure for herself, allowing herself to relax and be happy for once in her life?

7. What happens when Liz's friends try to tell her to relax when she is in Italy on her trip?

8. What does Liz admit she has never been able to do when it comes to love relationships, which is why she wants to take a break?

9. What does Iva recommend that Liz do when they are traveling on the book tour together as a way to begin the healing process?

10. What does Ketut Liyer tell Liz when she first meets him when studying about yoga vacations in Bali?

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