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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 offers Liz ever-shifting images that begin to drive her crazy, even as she is trying to push them away?

2. Liz compares her entrance to the Ashram as one might introduce a new ____________ to the farm.

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

4. Iva tells Liz to imagine all of the people in the world, along with celebrities and others, ____________ her petition as well.

5. What is the language that Liz begins to study in her new found freedom and as a way to change her life?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

7. What happens when Liz decides to pray to God for the first time during that dark period of her life?

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Liz has been told by others in her life that she resembles the man she is with in her life, so she decides to take a break from love.

Part 1: Why do you think Liz decides to become like her partners?

Part 2: Do you think you become more like your partner when you are in a love relationship?

Part 3: Why is it so unhealthy to take on the features of a partner when you are in a love relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Lucca talks about how he cannot imagine living anywhere but Rome where his mama lives.

Part 1: Why do you think Lucca wants to always live near his family?

Part 2: Do you think it's healthy to live your entire life in one place? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you think your life might change if you knew today that you were not going to live anywhere but where you are now?

Essay Topic 3

Liz finds it incredibly brave when some of the Ashram devotees decide to take a vow of silence.

Part 1: Why do you think people take vows of silence?

Part 2: Do you think you could maintain silence for a week's time? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you think a person might change after being silent for a week?

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