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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the telegram Rita receives tell her?
(a) The villagers are holding a celebration in her honor.
(b) There is a disease in the village.
(c) Tu Aji has died.
(d) Her book has made the NY Times bestseller list.

2. Why does Rita have to go to Quibuto after 10 in the morning?
(a) The people in the town like to sleep in late.
(b) Rita like to sleep in late.
(c) There is too much traffic earlier.
(d) They need to clear the mines in the road that have been planted overnight.

3. What does Rita observe about the female frigatebirds?
(a) They have beautiful voices.
(b) They are awkward and clumsy.
(c) They are never satisfied as far as she can see.
(d) They are beautiful.

4. How does Rita feel after the ceremony?
(a) She is disgusted.
(b) It feels natural to celebrate the spirit moving on.
(c) She much prefers the burials back home.
(d) She is horrified that this might happen to her.

5. What does Rita experience at the campgrounds after visiting the Temple of the Inscriptions?
(a) Psychedelic mushrooms.
(b) A sense of dread.
(c) Hostility.
(d) A religious connection.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tu Aji feel about death?

2. What is the last great task Rita accomplishes before leaving the village?

3. With whom does Rita stay when she arrives in Bali?

4. What bothers Rita when she thinks of dying in Bali?

5. Where does Rita get the idea to go to Indonesia?

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