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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Rita feel as she goes down the street in San Salvador?
(a) Happy.
(b) Frightened.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Curious.

2. Where does the family picnic when they go to the beach?
(a) On a sidewalk.
(b) On an island.
(c) On a bluff.
(d) In a park.

3. What response does Rita get when she asks about life in El Salvador?
(a) She is told that the living standards are rapidly improving.
(b) She is told that it is difficult, but improving.
(c) She is told that it is a modern Utopia.
(d) She is told that they will talk inside the truck where no one can hear them.

4. What happens to Rita's marriage?
(a) They patch things up.
(b) It ends in divorce.
(c) She and her husband agree to separate for a longer period of time.
(d) They decide to stay married but travel more.

5. What happens to the cruise trip they plan?
(a) The captain abandons the ship.
(b) They are upgraded unexpectedly.
(c) The ship is disabled due to rough waters.
(d) The tour is canceled.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can't women sing during the service?

2. What do Rita and her husband decide to do?

3. Rita goes to the Mayor to obtain permission to go where?

4. How do the women in the village treat Rita on her first day?

5. Who does Rita imagine she sees when looking out over the plaza toward the Temple of the Inscriptions?

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