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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 her experience feels like she is pulled through a ____________ of the Absolute into a place of limitless wisdom.

2. The easy meditation that Ketut first teaches Liz is sit and _________, which he thinks she can handle.

3. What does Wayan cure faster than antibiotics ever could, according to the way that Liz tells the story?

4. Richard shows Liz that she really must take the time to choose her ___________ when it comes to the way she lives.

5. Who does Ketut say that he has not met when Liz finally comes back to her studies with Ketut?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Liz do in order to help herself sleep when she has so much trouble one night?

2. What does Liz promise to Richard before he leaves to go home to his own family?

3. What does Liz do to make Ketut's wife less suspicious of her and of her intentions with Ketut?

4. What does Liz do in order to celebrate her liberation from her feelings about divorce and her ex-husband?

5. What do Liz and Yudhi do together when they are sitting on the beach in Bali on the last day of their trip?

6. What is the process of choosing one's thoughts, according to the instruction of Richard?

7. What does Mario do when Liz arrives in Indonesia for the last location of her journey?

8. What is the Sufi image which Liz uses to explain to Wayan the opportunities before her now?

9. What is the complaint that Tulsi has when she is talking with Liz as they get to know each other?

10. What does Liz say when Felipe asks if they should have an affair together?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

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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