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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. What is the name of the magazine for which one of the writers Liz meets writes, according to the story?

2. What does Liz release when she gets the 'answer' from God in her notebook as she is in Rome?

3. Italians do not need to be told that they need to take a _________ during the day, according to the story.

4. On what does Liz bring Iva when she is still battling her divorce and having troubles with her life, according to the story?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does one of Liz's friends know of all of the best places to eat in Rome when she is there?

3. What is the prayer that Liz offers up when she is walking away from Giovanni at the start of the book?

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

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

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

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

9. What is happening when Liz arrives at the Ashram on New Year's Eve, in which she joins?

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

The Ketut figure in the story is one who is almost stereotypical, with the looks he has and the way that he is described in his actions.

Part 1: Do you think the gurus are important and valuable people in the world?

Part 2: Why do you think people continue to seek out gurus to help them in their lives?

Part 3: Do you think you would ever seek out a guru in your own life? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the book, Liz writes pleas of help in a journal, only to respond to herself with soothing words.

Part 1: Why do you think that Liz writes down her cries for help instead of asking for help?

Part 2: How do you think you would respond if you felt you had a crisis of faith?

Part 3: Who do you think is writing back to Liz when she writes back to the words she writes?

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