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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. Liz decides that she wants to be like ____________ when she is old, according to the story.

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

3. What does God say to Liz when she writes down that she does not believe in him?

4. Where is Liz first initiated into the divine energy by her Guru, though she does not feel any different as a result?

5. What is the name of the relationship in which two people teach each other how to speak their languages?

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

3. What is the advice that Giovanni gives to Liz as she is trying and struggling to learn Italian?

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

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

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

7. Why does Liz's guru suggest that she use mantras in her life and in her daily practice?

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

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

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 is said that in prayer, one speaks to God while in meditation one listens to God, though Liz finds it frustrating.

Part 1: What do you think the value of prayer might be in someone's life?

Part 2: How do you think meditation might change the way a person acts and feels?

Part 3: Why do you think meditation is so celebrated in the world? Do you think you'll practice this someday?

Essay Topic 3

Liz begins to come to the understanding that she and her ex-husband were born in order to forgive each other.

Part 1: Why do you think divorce is so painful for those who are in it, even though they have decided to break up?

Part 2: How do you feel about the idea that people might be born to forgive each other?

Part 3: What do you think the positive result of forgiveness is? Are there any negative results?

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