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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 time at which the students at the Ashram are expected to rise in the morning?

2. How long is the walking tour in the city which takes Liz all the way to her favorite spot on the shore opposite the Tiber Island?

3. Funny enough, two of the people whom Liz meets in Rome are writers and they are named ____________.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

In the beginning of the book, Liz gives thanks for not being tempted to kiss or to sleep with Giovanni.

Part 1: Why do you think that giving into temptation would be such a bad thing for Liz?

Part 2: Do you think that avoiding temptation is a good thing to practice?

Part 3: How do you think you might try to avoid the temptation of another person?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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