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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Rita feel very connected with the women in the village?
(a) When they are working in the fields together.
(b) When they dance together.
(c) When they are cooking together.
(d) When they are out getting firewood together.

2. With whom does Rita eat on her second night in Mexico City?
(a) A travel agent.
(b) A woman she meets while in the museum.
(c) Two strange men from England.
(d) A teacher from the Spanish school.

3. How long does Rita want to stay in the Zapotec village?
(a) Six months.
(b) One week.
(c) One year.
(d) One month.

4. Why can't women sing during the service?
(a) Their voices are too shrill.
(b) They are too noisy.
(c) They don't really know the correct pronunciations.
(d) Their voices might tempt and distract the men.

5. Who teaches Rita Indonesian?
(a) She teaches herself and won't accept help from anyone else.
(b) An American student.
(c) The maid.
(d) A school she attends in Indonesia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rita's life like with her husband?

2. What is the topography of the village?

3. What does Rita say her profession is?

4. Where does Rita sleep in Palenque?

5. Where does Rita's passion for travel get re-kindled?

(see the answer key)

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