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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What allows Liz to head to Rome at the start of the story, according to her own writing?

3. What is the work assignment that Liz is meant to do when she is at the Ashram, as a part of her mundane work?

4. What does God tell Liz to do when she first speaks with him during her moment of desperation, according to the story?

5. One must be open to ____________, writes Liz, when she is thinking about Octavian and all of the things that he does not contemplate.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What have Liz's friends told her about herself whenever she is in a relationship with a man?

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

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

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

10. What does Liz do when she is in the midst of her divorce, in order to make herself feel better about her life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Liz becomes afraid when she realizes that she is a little rusty when it comes to flirting.

Part 1: Why does flirting seem to make Liz so nervous in her actions?

Part 2: Do you think there is a right and a wrong way of flirting?

Part 3: How do you think others feel about the way that Liz interacts with them as she flirts?

Essay Topic 2

It's interesting to note that Liz does not go into details about why her marriage failed or what led her to sob on her bathroom floor.

Part 1: Why do you think that Liz avoids the details of her failing marriage in the beginning of the book?

Part 2: Do you think the book would have been more powerful if she had given the details of her marriage?

Part 3: Is it necessary to always know all of the details about why things go wrong for characters in a book?

Essay Topic 3

Liz seems to be drawn into spirituality from the very start, and even the doubts of God are proof that she does believe in something else.

Part 1: Why do you think Liz is so quick to say that she does not believe in God?

Part 2: Do you think that Liz believes in God anyway, even though she refuses to say so at first?

Part 3: How do you think a person becomes closer to their faith?

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